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5 Mun Ch'ang Small Type
| Issuer | Joseon Dynasty |
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| Year | 1887 |
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| Currency | Mun (1392-1892) |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | Cast bronze reverse displaying a central square perforation with a raised square rim, surrounded by four Chinese characters in regular script arranged in cruciform order: 昌 (above), 當 (right), 三 (below), 五 (left). The inscription 昌當五三 identifies the issuing office (昌, abbreviation for Ch'angwon), the denomination indicator 當五 ('equivalent to five'), and the series or batch notation 三. Horizontal wave-like striations are visible in the lower field below the square hole, a characteristic casting feature of this issue. The outer rim is plain and slightly irregular, consistent with the hand-cast production technique. |
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| Mint | Ch'angwon Township Military Office |
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