2 Mun Ham

€303,598.00
IssuerKorea
Year1742-1752
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Mun (0.002)
CurrencyKingdom of Joseon - Mun (1633-1892)
CompositionBronze
Weight6.23 g
Dimensions29.9 mm
Thickness1.6 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#976
Obverse descriptionChinese ideograms - Top to bottom: 常平 = Sang pyong, a Department of Korean Yi Dynasty - Right to left: 通寶 = Tong bo, means currency
Obverse script
Obverse lettering 常 寶 通  平
Reverse descriptionMint mark at top, one of the characters of the Thousand Character Classic  *咸 (Ham): Hamgyong Provincial Office * (Chon): Heaven
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
Hamgyong Provincial Office (咸鏡監營(Hamgyong Kamyong)), modern-day Hamhung, North Korea(1678-1834)
MintageND (1742-1752)  - -
Catalog ID7197471880
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