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1 Mun; Small Type Yong
| Issuer | Korea › Joseon (1392-1897) |
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| Year | 1742 |
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| Value | 1 Mun (0.001) |
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| Obverse description | Central square hole surrounded by a raised square rim, with four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) arranged in cruciform fashion around the central aperture. Reading top-to-bottom then right-to-left, the legend reads 常平通寶 (Sangpyong Tongbo), identifying the coin as currency of the Sangpyeong-tongbo series issued under the Joseon Dynasty's Sangpyeong (Ever-Normal) Bureau. The characters 常 (top) and 平 (bottom) are read vertically, while 通 (right) and 寶 (left) complete the four-character inscription. The field is plain, with no additional decorative elements. |
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| Obverse lettering | 常 寶 通 平 |
| Reverse description | Central square hole surrounded by a raised square rim, with a mint mark character 营 (Yong, denoting the Military Camp mint) positioned above the central aperture and the series numeral 十 (ten) below it. A crescent-shaped mark appears to the left of the central square hole, serving as an additional mint or furnace identifier. The field is otherwise plain, consistent with the austere cast coinage tradition of the Joseon period. |
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