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1 Mun Son

1 Mun (Son) - obverse1 Mun (Son) - reverse

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Features

Issuer KoreaJoseon (1392-1897)
King Joseon Dynasty › Sunjo (1800-1834)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 1814
Value 1 Mun (0.001)
Currency Mun (1392-1892)
Composition Bronze
Weight 4.04 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness 1.1 mm
Shape Round with a square hole
Technique Cast
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
44542
References KM# 174
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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

*宣 (Sŏn): Rice and Cloth Department

Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)

Lettering:
 宣

 四

Translation: Rice and Cloth Department, series 4

Mint

Rice and Cloth Department (宣惠廳/Sonhyechong), modern-day Seoul, South Korea (1608-1894)

Comments

Please be aware that there are two different Rice and Cloth Departments:
  • 宣 (Sŏn) which started in 1742
  • 惠 (Hye) which started in 1806

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1814) 宣 Series 1 (一)
ND (1814) 宣 Series 2 (二)
ND (1814) 宣 Series 3 (三)
ND (1814) 宣 Series 5 (五)
ND (1814) 宣 Series 6 (六)
ND (1814) 宣 Series 4 (四)

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