2 Mun Kong

€1.00
IssuerKorea
Year1685-1752
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Mun (0.002)
CurrencyKingdom of Joseon - Mun (1633-1892)
CompositionCopper
Weight6.64 g
Dimensions31.0 mm
Thickness1.2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#145
Obverse descriptionChinese ideograms - Top to bottom: 常平 = Sang pyong, a Department of Korean Yi Dynasty - Right to left: 通寶 = Tong bo, means currency
Obverse script
Obverse lettering 常 寶 通  平
Reverse descriptionMint mark at top, serial number at bottom.  *工 (Kong): Ministry of Industry
Reverse script
Reverse lettering 工    二
(Translation: Ministry of Industry, series 2)
Edge
Mint
Ministry of Industry (工曹(Kongjo)), modern-day Seoul, South Korea (1685-1752)
MintageND (1685-1752)  - -
Catalog ID5968787190
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