The 2 Mun "Ho" series was struck by the Hullyeondogam, the Military Training Command in Seoul, one of several competing government bureaus authorized to mint coin during the Joseon dynasty's sustained effort to push copper cash into general circulation after centuries of cloth and rice serving as primary exchange media. The "Ho" designation identifies the issuing bureau through a single character on the reverse — a cataloging convention that makes Joseon cash among the more systematically traceable coinages in East Asian numismatics.
Circulation resistance remained stubborn in rural provinces well into the eighteenth century, meaning many examples saw limited use before being hoarded or withdrawn.
The 2 Mun "Ho" series was struck by the Hullyeondogam, the Military Training Command in Seoul, one of several competing government bureaus authorized to mint coin during the Joseon dynasty's sustained effort to push copper cash into general circulation after centuries of cloth and rice serving as primary exchange media. The "Ho" designation identifies the issuing bureau through a single character on the reverse — a cataloging convention that makes Joseon cash among the more systematically traceable coinages in East Asian numismatics.
Circulation resistance remained stubborn in rural provinces well into the eighteenth century, meaning many examples saw limited use before being hoarded or withdrawn.