2 Mun Pyong, Yang-I

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Issuer Joseon (1392-1897)
Year1695-1742
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Mun (0.002)
CurrencyMun (1392-1892)
CompositionCopper
Weight8 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) CK#라-412陽
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, serial number at bottom,“I” (2) at right.  *平 (Pyŏng): Pyong`an Provincial Office
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering 平   二  陽
(Translation: Pyong`an Provincial Office, value of 2mun)
EdgePlain
Mint
P`yongan Provincial Office (平安監營(P`yongan Kamyong)), modern-day Anju, North Korea (1678-1892)
MintageND (1695-1742) 平 - -
Catalog ID1834343720
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