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2 Mun Jeon
| Issuer | Kingdom of Joseon |
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| Year | 1742-1752 |
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| Value | 2 Mun (0.002) |
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| Obverse description | Round cast copper coin featuring a central square hole flanked by four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform fashion within the field. Reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left in the traditional manner, the four-character legend 常平通寶 (Sangpyong Tongbo, meaning 'Ever-Normal Circulating Treasure') is boldly rendered in relief in standard script (kaishu). The characters are well-spaced around the square central aperture, with a plain raised rim encircling the entire face. The coin exhibits a dark olive-brown patina with areas of green cuprite corrosion consistent with long circulation. |
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| Reverse lettering | 全 洪 (Translation: Cholla Military Fort, Series `Hong`) |
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| Mint | 全 Cholla Military Fort (全羅兵營(Cholla Pyongyong)), modern-day Jeonju, South Korea(1678-1742) |
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