2 Mun Kum, Moon

€1.00
Issuer Joseon (1392-1897)
Year1752
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Mun (0.002)
CurrencyMun (1392-1892)
CompositionCopper
Weight6.75 g
Dimensions27.8 mm
Thickness1.2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#366
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 scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Obverse lettering 常 寶 通  平
Reverse descriptionMint mark at top  *禁 (Kum): Court Guard Military Unit (Wol):moon
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering 禁     月
(Translation: Court Guard Military Unit  Moon)
EdgePlain
Mint
Court Guard Military Unit (禁衛營(Kumwiyong)), modern-day Seoul, South Korea (1742-1823)
MintageND (1752) 禁 - -
Catalog ID8368210680
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