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2 Mun Tong; Arranged in order
| Issuer | Korea › Joseon (1392-1897) |
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| Year | 1742-1752 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central square hole flanked by the four-character legend 常平通寶 (Changpyong Tongbo), reading top, bottom, right, left in the traditional arrangement: 常 (Sang) at top, 平 (Pyong) at bottom, 通 (Tong) at right, and 寶 (Bo) at left. The inscription references the Sangpyeong-cheong (Office of Stabilization), the government bureau responsible for issuing this currency. All characters are rendered in regular script (kaishu) within the plain, flat field of the cast flan. The reverse side of the central perforation is framed by a square raised rim, with a circular outer rim bounding the coin. |
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| Reverse description | Central square hole surrounded by four mint and administrative marks in each cardinal position, cast in regular script. The mint mark 統 (Tong), denoting the Seoul Military Office (Hullyeon-dogam) Mint, appears at the top. The character 列 (Yol/Ryol), indicating the serial or batch designation, appears at the bottom. A crescent or cloud symbol (❜) occupies the left position, and the trigram symbol ☳ (Chin/Jin) occupies the right position. The coin is known in varieties distinguished by the presence of a large or small concave star (concave dot) at the top of the obverse. |
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| Mintage | ND (1742-1752) 統 ND (1742-1752) 統 - Large concave star(concave dot) at Obverse top ND (1742-1752) 統 - Small concave star(concave dot) at Obverse top |
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