2 Mun Yong, Tree

€1.00
Issuer Joseon (1392-1897)
Year1752
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Mun (0.002)
CurrencyMun (1392-1892)
CompositionBrass
Weight6.75 g
Dimensions27 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
Cast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#293 , CK#라-243-10(1),
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, series at bottom  *营 (Yŏng): Special Army Unit *木 (Mok): Tree
Reverse scriptChinese (traditional, regular script)
Reverse lettering 营  木
(Translation: Special Army Unit, series `Tree`,)
EdgePlain
Mint
Special Army Unit (御营廳(Oyongchong)), modern-day Seoul, South Korea (1675-1752)
MintageND (1752) 营 - -
Catalog ID8497048380
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