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5 Mun; Large Type Ho

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Issuer KoreaJoseon (1392-1897)
King Joseon Dynasty › Gojong (1863-1897)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 1883
Value 5 Mun (0.005)
Currency Mun (1392-1892)
Composition Brass
Diameter 30 mm
Shape Round with a square hole
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
563413
References KM# 138, 138s
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Oseong# 18.355A
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-486-3
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, serial number at bottom.
Denomination right to left

*戸 (Ho): Treasury Department

Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)

Lettering:
 戸
五 當
 三

Translation: Pyong'an Provincial Office, circle on left , serial number 3

Mint

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

Comments

Large characters, inner circle 21-22mm.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1883) 戸 Series 1 (一)
ND (1883) 戸 Series 11 (十一)
ND (1883) 戸 Series 3 (三)
ND (1883) 戸 Series 6 (六)
ND (1883) 戸 Series 8 (八)

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