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5 Fun Yi Hyong
| Issuer | Imperial Korean Mint |
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| Year | 1893-1896 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a sinuous Korean imperial dragon rendered in high relief, depicted amid stylized clouds and flames in the traditional East Asian manner. The dragon is encircled by an inner beaded border, outside of which the surrounding legend is arranged in four quadrants. Chinese characters appear at the upper left and lower left reading 朝鮮 (Joseon/Korea), with the reign-year inscription 開國五百三年 distributed around the upper portion of the field. The Hangul denomination 오푼 appears to the right, and the Latin denomination legend • 5 FUN • is inscribed along the lower arc between two raised dots. The entire design is contained within an outer toothed border. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese, Hangul, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | • 朝鮮 • 開國五百三年 • 오푼 • 5 FUN (Translation: Korea, Founded 503 years ago, 5 Pun) |
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