1 Mun Kum

€367,663.00
IssuerKorea
Year1742
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Mun (0.001)
CurrencyKingdom of Joseon - Mun (1633-1892)
CompositionBronze
Weight3.83 g
Dimensions24.4 mm
Thickness1.2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#344
Obverse descriptionChinese ideograms - Top to bottom: 常平 = Sang pyong, a Department of Korean Yi Dynasty - Right to left: 通寶 = Tong bo, means currency
Obverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 常 寶 通  平
Reverse descriptionMint mark at top, serial number at bottom, crescent at right  *禁 (Kum): Court Guard Military Unit
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering 禁   (  八
(Translation: Court Guard Military Unit, series 8)
Edge
Mint
Court Guard Military Unit (禁衛營(Kumwiyong)), modern-day Seoul, South Korea (1742-1823)
MintageND (1742)  - Series 1 (一) -
ND (1742)  - Series 10 (十) -
ND (1742)  - Series 2 (二) -
ND (1742)  - Series 3 (三) -
ND (1742)  - Series 4 (四) -
ND (1742)  - Series 5 (五) -
ND (1742)  - Series 6 (六) -
ND (1742)  - Series 7 (七) -
ND (1742)  - Series 8 (八) -
ND (1742)  - Series 9 (九) -
Catalog ID8705801750
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