5 Mun Kyong

€44,226.00
IssuerKorea
Year1888
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value5 Mun (0.005)
CurrencyKingdom of Joseon - Mun (1633-1892)
CompositionBrass
Weight4.23 g
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness1.56 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound with a square hole
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#907
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  *京 (Kyŏng): Kyonggi Provincial Office
Reverse script
Reverse lettering 京 五 當  十  一
(Translation: Kyonggi Provincial Office series 11, Value 5)
Edge
Mint
Kyonggi Provincial Office (京畿監營(Kyonggi Kamyong)), modern-day Seoul, South Korea (1742-1888)
MintageND (1888) 京 - Series 1 (一) -
ND (1888) 京 - Series 10 (十) -
ND (1888) 京 - Series 11 (十一) -
ND (1888) 京 - Series 2 (二) -
ND (1888) 京 - Series 3 (三) -
ND (1888) 京 - Series 4 (四) -
ND (1888) 京 - Series 5 (五) -
ND (1888) 京 - Series 6 (六) -
ND (1888) 京 - Series 7 (七) -
ND (1888) 京 - Series 8 (八) -
ND (1888) 京 - Series 9 (九) -
Catalog ID8782737300
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