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2 Mun Yong, Extend
| Issuer | Korea |
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| Year | 1742-1752 |
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| Currency | Kingdom of Joseon - Mun (1633-1892) |
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| Obverse description | Central square hole surrounded by a raised rim. Four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform layout around the central perforation: 常平通寶 (Sangpyeong Tongbo), reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left. The characters 常 (sang) and 平 (pyeong) appear in the vertical axis, while 通 (tong) and 寶 (bo) occupy the horizontal axis, together designating the coin as currency of the Sangpyeong (Ever-Normal) treasury administration of the Joseon Dynasty. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | Central square hole with four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform layout around the perforation. The mint authority mark 营 (Yŏng, denoting the Special Army Unit bureau) appears at the top, the series character 張 (Chang, meaning 'extend') is positioned at the bottom, and the serial number 一 (il, meaning 'one') appears to the right, identifying the specific issue within the series. The left field is blank, following standard Joseon cast cash coin convention. |
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