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5 Mun Chon - machine-struck
| Issuer | Korea |
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| Year | 1884 |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse description | Central square hole flanked by four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform fashion within the field. Reading top to bottom, the characters 常平 (Sangpyeong) identify the Sangpyeong Treasury, the government department responsible for currency issuance during the Korean Joseon Dynasty. Reading right to left, the characters 通寶 (Tongbo) signify 'circulating treasure,' the standard Sino-Korean designation for currency. The legends are rendered in regular script (kaishu) style, consistent with cast and milled coinage of the Joseon period. |
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| Reverse lettering | 典一當五 |
| Edge | Plain |
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