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2 Mun Jeon; Ch’uk

2 Mun (Jeon; Ch’uk) - obverse2 Mun (Jeon; Ch’uk) - reverse

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Features

Issuer KoreaJoseon (1392-1897)
King Joseon Dynasty › Yeongjo (1724-1776)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1742-1752
Value 2 Mun (0.002)
Currency Mun (1392-1892)
Composition Copper
Weight 8 g
Diameter 31 mm
Shape Round with a square hole
Technique Cast
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
476649
References KM# 1058
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, CK# 라-272
Han Yeongdal; 2002. 韓國의 古錢 = Old Coins of Korea. 도서출판 선, Bucheon-si, South Korea.
, Oseong# 18.132
오성 (publisher); 2025. 韓國貨幣價格圖錄 = The Catalog of Korean Coins and Banknotes (2026). 오성, Seoul, South Korea.

Obverse

- 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, Ch’uk at bottom

*全 (Jeon): Cholla Military Fort

Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)

Lettering:


Translation:
全:Cholla Military Fort
昃(Ch’uk):declining afternoon sun

Mint

Cholla Provincial Office (全羅監營 (Cholla Kamyong)), modern-day Gwangju, South Korea (1682-1752)

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of 2 Mun (Jeon; Ch’uk) Picture 2 of the example of 2 Mun (Jeon; Ch’uk)
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29.5 mm4.97 g
CK#라-272-昃1
小字
29.5mm~29.7mm
Thickness;0.8~1.1mm
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