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1 Mun Cho Son Tong Bo; Bafen Script

1 Mun (Cho Son Tong Bo; Bafen Script) - obverse1 Mun (Cho Son Tong Bo; Bafen Script) - reverse

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Features

Issuer KoreaJoseon (1392-1897)
King Joseon Dynasty › Injo (1623-1649)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 1633
Value 1 Mun (0.001)
Currency Mun (1392-1892)
Composition Copper
Weight 3.1 g
Diameter 24 mm
Thickness 1.2 mm
Shape Round with a square hole
Technique Cast
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
29060
References KM# 3
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

Obverse

- Top to bottom:
朝鮮 = Joseon, the historical kingdom of Korea
- Right to left:
通寶 = Tong bo, means currency

Script: Chinese (traditional, clerical script)

Lettering:
 朝
寶 通
 鮮

Translation: Joseon currency

Reverse

Blank.

Mint

Treasury Department (户曹 (Hojo)), modern-day Seoul, South Korea (1678-1883)

Comments

This coin features inscriptions written in Bafen Script (八分書體), a style derived from Clerical Script (隷書體).

Left: Bafen Script
Right: Regular Script

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1633)  Photo medium rim 67%
ND (1633)  Photo thick rim 0%
ND (1633)  Photo thin rim 17%

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ND (1633) – medium rim (see more)
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ND (1633) – thick rim (see more)
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ND (1633) – thin rim (see more)
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