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1 Mun; Large Type Yong
| Issuer | Joseon (1392-1897) |
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| Year | 1742 |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse description | Cast brass cash-type coin featuring four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged symmetrically around a central square hole. Reading top to bottom: 常 (Sang) and 平 (Pyong); reading right to left: 通 (Tong) and 寶 (Bo), together forming the legend 常平通寶 (Sangpyong Tongbo), meaning 'Ever-Normal Circulating Treasure.' The characters are rendered in bold raised relief against a recessed field, with a plain raised rim encircling the design. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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