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1 Mun Samhan
| Issuer | Korea |
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| Year | 1097-1105 |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Obverse lettering | 三韓重寶 (Translation: Samhan Jungbo - Heavy Currency of the Three Han States) |
| Reverse description | Plain and featureless reverse with no inscriptions, symbols, or decorative elements. The flat field surrounds the central square perforation, bounded by a raised outer rim. The surface exhibits a typical cast bronze texture consistent with Goryeo dynasty manufacturing practices. |
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Issued under the Goryeo dynasty during the reign of Sukjong, these coins were part of a deliberate state effort to establish a metal currency economy in a peninsula that had long resisted coined money in favor of grain and cloth as exchange media. The attempt largely failed — rural populations continued ignoring bronze coinage for generations, and the government's repeated legislative efforts to compel its use went unenforced.
Hartill 25.69 places this among the earlier Goryeo cast types, distinguished by specific calligraphic details in the inscription that allow attribution to this narrow production window.