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2 Mun Ho, Vast, Small type

Issuer Joseon (1392-1897)
Year 1742-1752
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Currency Mun (1392-1892)
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Obverse description Cast cash-type coin bearing the four-character inscription 常平通寶 (Sangpyeong Tongbo) arranged in the traditional cross reading: 常 (top) and 平 (bottom) read vertically, 通 (right) and 寶 (left) read horizontally around the central square hole. The characters are rendered in regular script (kaishu) within a plain raised rim. The field is flat and unadorned, consistent with standard Joseon-period cast coinage.
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Obverse lettering 常平通寶
(Translation: 常平 = Sangpyeong, the Office for Equalization; 通寶 = Tongbo, meaning currency/circulating treasure)
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Reverse script Chinese (traditional, regular script)
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