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1 Mun Pyong
| Issuer | Kingdom of Joseon |
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| Year | 1891-1892 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#918 |
| Obverse description | Cast brass cash coin of traditional East Asian form, featuring a central square perforation surrounded by a raised square border. Four Chinese characters are arranged in cruciform fashion around the central hole, reading clockwise from the top: 常 (top), 通 (right), 寶 (bottom), 平 (left), forming the legend 平常通寶 (Pyong Sang Tong Bo), meaning 'Pyong [an] Ordinary Currency.' The characters are rendered in standard script within a plain round field, with a raised rim encircling the entire obverse. |
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| Reverse lettering | 平 七 天 (Translation: Pyong`an Provincial Office, series `chon`, serial number 7) |
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| Mintage | ND (1891-1892) 平 - Series 1 (一) - ND (1891-1892) 平 - Series 10 (十) - ND (1891-1892) 平 - Series 11 (十一) - ND (1891-1892) 平 - Series 2 (二) - ND (1891-1892) 平 - Series 3 (三) - ND (1891-1892) 平 - Series 4 (四) - ND (1891-1892) 平 - Series 5 (五) - ND (1891-1892) 平 - Series 6 (六) - ND (1891-1892) 平 - Series 7 (七) - ND (1891-1892) 平 - Series 8 (八) - ND (1891-1892) 平 - Series 9 (九) - |
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