2 Mun Yong, Earth

€1.00
Issuer Joseon (1392-1897)
Year1752
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Mun (0.001)
CurrencyMun (1392-1892)
CompositionCopper
Weight4.5 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Hartill#25.75b , KM#299 , Oseong#18.188 , Daegwangsa#8.5-37
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, additional serial number at left  *营 (Yŏng): Special Army Unit
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering 营 一  土
(Translation: Special Army Unit, series `T’o(earth)`, serial number 1)
EdgePlain
Mint
Special Army Unit (御营廳(Oyongchong)), modern-day Seoul, South Korea (1675-1752)
MintageND (1752) 营 - Series 1 (一) -
ND (1752) 营 - Series 2 (二) -
ND (1752) 营 - Series 3 (三) -
ND (1752) 营 - Series 4 (四) -
ND (1752) 营 - Series 5 (五) -
Catalog ID9019815390
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