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1 Mun Kum
| Issuer | Joseon (1392-1897) |
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| Year | 1742 |
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| Value | 1 Mun (0.001) |
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| Obverse description | Central square hole flanked by four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform layout within a plain round field. Reading clockwise from top: 常 (Sang), 寶 (Bo), 平 (Pyong), and 通 (Tong), forming the inscription 常平通寶 (Sangpyong Tongbo), meaning 'Sangpyong Currency' — a reference to the Ever-Normal Treasury (常平廳), the issuing department of the Joseon government. The characters are rendered in regular script (楷書) in the traditional Chinese manner standard to Joseon cash coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | 禁 九 |
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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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