1 Mun Kae; Sun

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# 560389
References	KM# 803, 803s Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Oseong# 18.206 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-304-11 Han Yeongdal; 2002. 韓國의 古錢 = Old Coins of Korea. 도서출판 선, Bucheon-si, 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, character for "sun" (il) at bottom,serial number at left.

*開 (Kae): Kaesong Township Military Office

Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)

Lettering:
　開
三　
　日

Translation: Kaesong Township Military Office, series "sun", serial number 3

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)												Series 1 (一)
ND (1836)												Series 10 (十)
ND (1836)												Series 2 (二)
ND (1836)												Series 3 (三)
ND (1836)												Series 4 (四)
ND (1836)												Series 5 (五)
ND (1836)												Series 6 (六)
ND (1836)												Series 7 (七)
ND (1836)												Series 8 (八)
ND (1836)												Series 9 (九)

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