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1 Mun Ki
| Issuer | Korea |
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| Year | 1836 |
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| Currency | Kingdom of Joseon - Mun (1633-1892) |
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| Obverse description | Central square hole surrounded by four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform order within the coin field. Reading top to bottom, the characters 常平 (Sangpyeong) identify the Sangpyeong agency of the Korean Joseon Dynasty; reading right to left, the characters 通寶 (Tongbo) denote the denomination as currency. The inscription is rendered in regular script (kaishu) and the characters are evenly spaced around the central perforation, a design convention standard to Joseon cash coinage. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | Central square hole flanked by mint and serial markings in regular script (kaishu). The character 圻 (Ki), denoting the Kwangju Township Military Office (Gwangju Hyeon Sueong) in Gyeonggi Province, appears at right. The series character 六 (six) is positioned at left, and the heavenly stem character 天 (Cheon, meaning 'heaven') appears at top, identifying this piece as belonging to series six of the heaven sequence. The field is otherwise plain. |
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