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2 Mun Pyong
| Issuer | Joseon Dynasty |
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| Year | 1678-1742 |
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| Value | 2 Mun (0.002) |
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| Obverse description | Cast copper cash coin of standard East Asian square-hole type, featuring the four-character reign legend 常平通寶 (Sangpyong Tongbo) arranged in cruciform fashion around the central square perforation, reading top-bottom-right-left. The characters are rendered in a bold, raised clerical script style typical of Joseon Dynasty casting, set within a plain inner rim and a wider raised outer rim. The field between the legend characters and the outer rim is flat and unadorned. The coin shows natural verdigris patination consistent with its copper alloy composition and age. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays two Chinese characters arranged around the central square perforation: 平 (Pyong, referring to the Pyong'an Provincial Office mint) positioned above the hole, and 二 (二, meaning 'two', denoting the denomination of 2 Mun) positioned below. The characters are cast in bold raised relief within a plain field, bounded by a raised inner square rim surrounding the perforation and a plain outer rim. The surface exhibits green and brown patination consistent with aged copper. |
| Reverse script | Chinese |
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