1 Mun Kae; Earth
Features
| Issuer |
Korea ›
Joseon (1392-1897)
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Joseon Dynasty › Heonjong (1834-1849)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1836 |
| Value | 1 Mun (0.001) |
| Currency | Mun (1392-1892) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 4 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 471409 |
| References | KM# 799 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Han Yeongdal; 2002. 韓國의 古錢 = Old Coins of Korea. 도서출판 선, Bucheon-si, South Korea. 오성 (publisher); 2025. 韓國貨幣價格圖錄 = The Catalog of Korean Coins and Banknotes (2026). 오성, Seoul, South Korea. |
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*, 地 (Chi) character for "Land , i.e. Earth" at bottom, and serial number 八 at right.
*開 (Kae): Kaesong Township Military Office
Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Lettering:
開
八
地
Translation: Kaesong Township Military Office, serial number 8, series "Earth"
Edge
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Mint
| 開 | Kaesong Township Military Office (開城管理營 (Kaesong Kwalliyong)), modern-day Kaesong, North Korea (1678-1882) |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1836) 開 | Series 1 (一) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1836) 開 | Series 10 (十) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1836) 開 | Series 2 (二) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1836) 開 | Series 3 (三) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1836) 開 | Series 4 (四) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1836) 開 | series 5 (五) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1836) 開 | Series 6 (六) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1836) 開 | Series 7 (七) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1836) 開 | Series 8 (八) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1836) 開 | 
|
Series 9 (九) | |||||||||||||
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25.1mm～25.3mm
Thickness;1.0mm～1.2mm