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2 Mun Jeon
| Issuer | Kingdom of Joseon |
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| Year | 1742-1752 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | Plain cast reverse displaying two Chinese characters in relief positioned at the top and bottom relative to the central square hole. The character 全 (Jeon, abbreviation for Jeolla) appears at the upper position, denoting the issuing mint province, while the character 洪 (Hong) appears at the lower position, indicating the series designation. The remaining quadrants flanking the square aperture are largely plain. The surface shows significant wear and corrosion, with a mottled grey and green patina obscuring fine detail, consistent with the coin's extended period of circulation. |
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The 2 Mun denomination was introduced under King Yeongjo as part of a broader effort to expand copper cash circulation in the Korean peninsula, where coin use had historically lagged behind cloth and grain as exchange media. The Office of the Military Training Command (Hullyeon Dogam) was among several government bureaus authorized to strike cash coins during this period, each adding its own mint marks — a practice that makes attribution of individual pieces a matter of careful die study rather than straightforward catalog matching.