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2 Mun Chin
| Issuer | Korea |
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| Year | 1695-1742 |
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| Value | 2 Mun (0.002) |
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| Obverse description | Cast round coin with a central square hole. The obverse bears four Chinese ideograms arranged in cruciform fashion around the central square perforation: 常平 (Sangpyeong), read top to bottom, identifying the Sangpyeong Office (a financial bureau of the Joseon Dynasty responsible for currency issuance), and 通寶 (Tongbo), read right to left, meaning 'current currency' or 'circulating treasure.' The characters are rendered in regular script (kaishu) style within an unadorned field. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays two Chinese characters arranged vertically around the central square hole: a mint mark at top and a series number at bottom. The character 賑 (Chin) at the top identifies the Jinheulmucheo (Charity Relief Office) in Seoul as the issuing mint, while the character 二 (i, meaning 'two') at the bottom denotes the second series. The field is otherwise plain, consistent with the cast production technique typical of Joseon-era cash coinage. |
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