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2 Mun Yong; Metal
| Issuer | Joseon (1392-1897) |
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| Year | 1752 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The 2 Mun coins of Joseon were produced by a decentralized network of government offices, military bureaus, and royal institutions — each authorized to strike their own coinage, which is why catalog attribution depends heavily on the foundry marks cast into the reverse. The Oseong reference places this piece within a specific issuing office's production run, a detail more diagnostic than the date itself.
By 1752, Joseon had been running a managed copper-alloy currency economy for roughly a century, following the mass adoption of the 1 Mun Sangpyong Tongbo after 1678. Brass composition in this period often reflects regional variation in zinc sourcing rather than a deliberate monetary policy shift.