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5 Mun Ho
| Issuer | Korea |
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| Year | 1883 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform pattern within a plain circular field. Reading top to bottom: 常平 (Sangpyeong), referring to the Joseon Dynasty's Sangpyeong Office responsible for currency stabilization; reading right to left: 通寶 (Tongbo), the classical East Asian term denoting standard currency. The characters are cast in relief against a flat field, rendered in a traditional Chinese clerical script style. |
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| Reverse lettering | 户 五 當 六 (Translation: Treasury Department series 6, Value 5) |
| Edge | Plain |
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