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10 Yang
| Issuer | Joseon (Daejoeon) Government Treasury (戶曹) |
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| Year | 1893 |
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| Value | 10 Yang |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by two engraved dragons in dynamic confrontation, framing a central circular cartouche bearing the denomination 拾兩 (Ten Yang) in bold Chinese characters. Floral vine borders enclose the entire design, with vertical and horizontal Chinese-script panel inscriptions detailing the issuing authority and exchange terms. Multiple red seal stamps appear at the corners and margins, with the issuer imprint 大朝鮮國典府圖製造局 running along the bottom edge. |
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| Obverse lettering | 券換兌鮮朝 兌換署 戶曹 兩拾 換貨用以批 也交正通券 것환으ᄒᆞᄂᆞᆫ이 시ᄒᆞ로ᄂᆞᆫ퉁환 라ᄂᆞᆫ교동용표 (Translation: Joseon Exchange Note, Exchange Office Department Ho Ju, Ten Yang, This voucher is to be exchanged for common copper) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a brown-purple ink on plain paper, with the English-language title 'Tai Whan Shou' in large serif type across the upper field. A multi-ring guilloche rosette occupies the centre, surrounded by a cursive promise-to-pay legend in English. The bold denomination TEN YANG is set in a rectangular panel at the lower centre, flanked by corner medallions bearing the numeral 10 and Korean script, with a square seal stamp to the lower right. |
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