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5 Mun Chon
| Issuer | Joseon Dynasty Government Mint |
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| Year | 1883 |
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| Thickness | 1 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central square hole flanked by a four-character legend arranged in cruciform format around the perforation. Reading top to bottom: 常平 (Sang Pyeong), and right to left: 通寶 (Tong Bo), together forming the classic Sang Pyeong Tong Bo inscription, meaning 'Ever-Constant Circulating Treasure.' The characters are rendered in regular script (해서체) within a plain circular field, consistent with the cast Joseon cash coin tradition. |
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| Reverse lettering | 典當五二 (Translation: 典 (Chon): Central Government Mint 當五 (Dang O): Value of 5 Mun 二 (I): Series 2) |
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| Mint | 典圜局 (Chonhwanguk) — Central Government Mint, modern-day Seoul, South Korea (1883–1884) |
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