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2 Mun Pyong
| Issuer | Korea (1392-1945) |
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| Year | 1679 |
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| Value | 2 Mun (0.002) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | Round cast bronze reverse displaying a central square hole with raised square collar, flanked by two Chinese characters in traditional regular script. The character 平 (Pyong) appears above the square hole and the numeral 二 (I, meaning 'two') appears below, together indicating this coin was struck at the Pyongan Provincial Office (平營, Pyong'yong) with a face value of 2 mun. The field is plain and the coin is bounded by a raised rim consistent with standard Joseon cash coinage casting practice. |
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| Reverse lettering | 平 二 (Translation: 平 (Pyong): Pyong'an Provincial Office 二 (I): Value of 2 mun) |
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