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1 Mun; Small Type Yong
| Issuer | Korea › Joseon (1392-1897) |
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| Year | 1742 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#279, Oseong#18.236 |
| 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 |
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| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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