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2 Mun Chong
| Issuer | Joseon (1392-1897) |
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| Year | 1692-1752 |
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| Currency | Mun (1392-1892) |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin with a central square perforation surrounded by a raised square rim. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are arranged in cruciform fashion around the central hole, reading clockwise from the top: 常 (above), 通 (right), 平 (below), and 寶 (left), together forming the legend 常平通寶 (Sangpyeong Tongbo), the standard currency inscription of the Joseon dynasty. The characters are rendered in bold, well-defined relief typical of Joseon-period cast coinage, set within a flat inner field bounded by a raised inner rim around the square hole and an outer raised rim at the coin's periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | 常 寶 通 平 |
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| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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