Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Mun Hun, Moon
| Issuer | Joseon Dynasty |
|---|---|
| Year | 1742-1752 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin of traditional East Asian form, centered on a raised square central perforation framed by a square rim. Four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu) are disposed in the four cardinal fields around the central hole: 常 (above), 通 (left), 寶 (right), and 平 (below), reading 常平通寶 — the standard legend of Joseon Dynasty cash coinage meaning 'Ever-Normal Circulating Treasure.' The characters are rendered in bold, slightly worn relief against a recessed field, with a plain raised outer rim encircling the entire design. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Cast bronze reverse featuring a central square perforation surrounded by the square inner rim. In the upper-left field, the mint control character 訓 (abbreviated reference to the Hullyondogam, Military Training Command) appears in raised Chinese regular script. In the lower field, the character 月 (Moon, denoting the production period or batch designation) is visible in raised relief. The remaining fields are plain and recessed, exhibiting the characteristic green patination of aged Joseon bronze cash coinage. This reverse identifies the issuing mint and the specific casting series, consistent with the variety noted for its distinctive character strokes. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |