5 Mun; Small Type Ho

Features

Issuer	Korea › Joseon (1392-1897)
King	Joseon Dynasty › Gojong (1863-1897)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1883
Value	5 Mun (0.005)
Currency	Mun (1392-1892)
Composition	Copper
Weight	10.73 g
Diameter	30.0 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 42329
References	KM# 136, 136s Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Oseong# 18.355B 오성 (publisher); 2025. 韓國貨幣價格圖錄 = The Catalog of Korean Coins and Banknotes (2026). 오성, Seoul, South Korea. , CK# 라-486-5 Han Yeongdal; 2002. 韓國의 古錢 = Old Coins of Korea. 도서출판 선, Bucheon-si, South Korea.

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Obverse

Chinese ideograms
- Top to bottom:
常平 = Sang pyong, a Department of Korean Yi Dynasty
- Right to left:
通寶 = Tong bo, means currency

Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)

Lettering:
　常
寶　通
　平

Reverse

Mint mark at top, serial number at bottom.
Denomination right to left

*户 (Ho): Treasury Department

Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)

Lettering:
　户
五　當
　六

Translation: Treasury Department series 6, Value 5

Mint

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

Comments

Small characters, inner circle 21-22mm.

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Date		Frequency
Undetermined
ND (1883) 戸	Series 1 (一)	20%
ND (1883) 戸	Series 10 (十)	10%
ND (1883) 戸	Series 2 (二)	10%
ND (1883) 戸	Series 3 (三)	7%
ND (1883) 戸	Series 4 (四)	23%
ND (1883) 戸	Series 5 (五)	17%
ND (1883) 戸	Series 6 (六)	13%
ND (1883) 戸	Series 7 (七)	3%
ND (1883) 戸	Series 8 (八)	7%
ND (1883) 戸	Series 9 (九)	10%

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