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2 Mun Chong, Ch'uk
| Issuer | Joseon (1392-1897) |
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| Year | 1742-1752 |
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| Value | 2 Mun |
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| Obverse description | Cast copper cash-type coin featuring a central square hole flanked by four Chinese characters in traditional regular script (kaishu), arranged in a cruciform pattern around the perforation. Reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left, the legend reads 常平通寶 (Sangpyong T'ongbo), identifying the coin as currency of the Joseon Dynasty's Sangpyong (Ever-Normal) monetary system. The characters are boldly raised in relief against a flat, unadorned field, framed by a prominent inner square rim surrounding the hole and a raised circular outer rim. The casting is typical of Korean Joseon-period bronze cash coinage, with the characters exhibiting the deliberate, structured brushstroke style characteristic of official government issues. |
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| Obverse lettering | 常平通寶 (Translation: Top to bottom: 常平 = Sangpyong = Ever-Normal [Treasury]; Right to left: 通寶 = T'ongbo = currency/circulating treasure) |
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The "Chong" series of cash coins was authorized under King Yeongjo as part of a broader effort to stabilize a copper currency that had been plagued by regional counterfeiting and unauthorized private casting since the late seventeenth century. The Joseon court had repeatedly suspended and reinstated copper coinage across the preceding decades, and this issue falls within a period of cautious re-expansion. The Ch'uk cyclical date narrows production to 1757 — a single year within the authorized range, if the date refers to the casting year rather than the series authorization.