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5 Fun Gwang Mu
| Issuer | Korean Empire Mint |
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| Year | 1898-1902 |
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| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a finely detailed Korean imperial dragon (imugi) depicted in dynamic profile amid stylized clouds, rendered in high relief against a plain field. The dragon, a symbol of imperial authority, is shown with scaled body, clawed feet, and flowing tail, facing left with open jaws. Surrounding the central motif is an inner beaded circle, outside of which Chinese characters and a Hangul inscription are arranged at the cardinal and intercardinal positions, reading '大韓' (Great Korea) at the top, the reign year inscription '光武六年' to the upper right, '오푼' (five pun) in Hangul to the left, and additional characters indicating the era to the right. The denomination '5 FUN' appears in bold Latin characters along the lower arc between the beaded circle and the outer reeded border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the denomination in two large Chinese characters '五分' (Five Fun) prominently centered in the field, executed in bold regular script. Above the characters, a stylized five-petaled plum blossom (mugunghwa) serves as a decorative crown, a symbol associated with the Korean imperial house. The central inscription and floral motif are enclosed within a wreath composed of oak or paulownia branches bearing foliage and blossoms on both sides, tied at the base with a decorative ribbon bow. The wreath is contained within an outer beaded border following the coin's reeded edge, giving the design a formal and heraldic character. |
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| Mintage | 2 (1898) - 光武二年 - 6 (1902) - 光武六年 - |
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