5 Mun Chon

€1.00
IssuerKorea
Year1883
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Mun (0.005)
CurrencyKingdom of Joseon - Mun (1633-1892)
CompositionBronze
Weight
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#210
Obverse descriptionChinese ideograms - Top to bottom: 常平 = Sang pyong, a Department of Korean Yi Dynasty - Right to left: 通寶 = Tong bo, means currency
Obverse script
Obverse lettering 常 寶 通  平
Reverse descriptionMint mark at top, serial number at bottom. Denomination right to left  *典 (Chŏn): Central Government Mint
Reverse script
Reverse lettering 典 五 當  三
(Translation: Central Government Mint series 7, Value 5)
EdgePlain
Mint
Central Government Mint (典圜局(Chonhwanguk)), modern-day Seoul, South Korea (1883-1884)
MintageND (1883) 典 - Series #1 (一) -
ND (1883) 典 - Series #10 (十) -
ND (1883) 典 - Series #11 (十一) -
ND (1883) 典 - Series #12 (十二) -
ND (1883) 典 - Series #13 (十三) -
ND (1883) 典 - Series #14 (十四) -
ND (1883) 典 - Series #15 (十五) -
ND (1883) 典 - Series #2 (二) -
ND (1883) 典 - Series #3 (三) -
ND (1883) 典 - Series #4 (四) -
ND (1883) 典 - Series #5 (五) -
ND (1883) 典 - Series #6 (六) -
ND (1883) 典 - Series #7 (七) -
ND (1883) 典 - Series #8 (八) -
ND (1883) 典 - Series #9 (九) -
Catalog ID3553756840
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