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1 Mun Kum
| Issuer | Joseon Dynasty |
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| Year | 1742 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin featuring a central square perforation surrounded by a raised square border. Four Chinese characters in regular script (楷書) are arranged in cruciform fashion around the central hole, reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left: 常 (top), 通 (right), 寶 (bottom), 平 (left), together forming the legend 常平通寶 (Sangpyeong Tongbo), meaning 'Ever-Normal Circulating Treasure.' The characters are cast in raised relief against a flat, unadorned inner field, with a broad outer rim encircling the composition. |
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| Obverse lettering | 常平通寶 |
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| Mint | 禁 Court Guard Military Unit (禁衛營(Kumwiyong)), modern-day Seoul, South Korea (1742-1823) |
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