Cast in 1742 under King Yeongjo, this 1 Mun belongs to a period when the Joseon government was attempting to stabilize a cash economy that had never fully taken hold among a population still preferring grain and cloth as exchange media. Yeongjo's administration issued repeated edicts trying to enforce coin use in everyday transactions — with limited success outside the capital.
The KM#345 type was produced at multiple government foundries simultaneously, each adding its own furnace mark. Identifying the specific casting office is the primary variable distinguishing common examples from scarcer provincial strikes.
Cast in 1742 under King Yeongjo, this 1 Mun belongs to a period when the Joseon government was attempting to stabilize a cash economy that had never fully taken hold among a population still preferring grain and cloth as exchange media. Yeongjo's administration issued repeated edicts trying to enforce coin use in everyday transactions — with limited success outside the capital.
The KM#345 type was produced at multiple government foundries simultaneously, each adding its own furnace mark. Identifying the specific casting office is the primary variable distinguishing common examples from scarcer provincial strikes.