Cast — not struck — at one of the numerous furnace bureaus operating under the Joseon treasury system, this piece dates to a period when the Korean monetary supply was perpetually unstable. The 2 Mun denomination was introduced in 1742 as part of an effort to reduce the chronic shortages of the 1 Mun coinage, though hoarding and regional distribution failures plagued both values throughout the mid-eighteenth century.
The "Yong" furnace designation in the catalog name identifies the specific government casting bureau responsible, a detail that matters to specialists tracking regional die and alloy variation across the Joseon cash series.
Cast — not struck — at one of the numerous furnace bureaus operating under the Joseon treasury system, this piece dates to a period when the Korean monetary supply was perpetually unstable. The 2 Mun denomination was introduced in 1742 as part of an effort to reduce the chronic shortages of the 1 Mun coinage, though hoarding and regional distribution failures plagued both values throughout the mid-eighteenth century.
The "Yong" furnace designation in the catalog name identifies the specific government casting bureau responsible, a detail that matters to specialists tracking regional die and alloy variation across the Joseon cash series.