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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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| Reverse description | Central square hole flanked by four fields bearing mint and series identifiers in regular script (楷書). The character 禁 (Kum), denoting the Court Guard Military Unit (禁衛營, Kumwiyong), appears at top. A crescent or dot mark appears at right. The serial number 九 (9), indicating Series 9, appears at bottom, serving to distinguish this issue among the ten series struck by this mint. The reverse layout follows the standard Joseon cash coin convention of mint designation above and series number below the central perforation. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | 禁 Court Guard Military Unit (禁衛營(Kumwiyong)), modern-day Seoul, South Korea (1742-1823) |
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