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1 Mun; Small Type Pyong

Issuer Korea › Joseon (1392-1897)
Year 1883
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Shape Round with a square hole
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Obverse description Central square perforation surrounded by four Chinese characters arranged in a cruciform layout within a plain field. Reading top to bottom and right to left, the legend reads 常平通寶 (Sang Pyong Tong Bo), identifying the issuing authority as the Sang Pyong (Sangpyeong) Department of the Joseon Dynasty and designating the piece as official currency (通寶, tong bo). The characters are rendered in traditional regular script (kaishu), deeply incised with clean, even strokes typical of Joseon-era cast coinage. The obverse field is otherwise unadorned, with a raised rim encircling the design.
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Reverse script Chinese (traditional, regular script)
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Edge Plain
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