5 Mun; Large Typ Chun
Features
| Issuer |
Korea ›
Joseon (1392-1897)
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Joseon Dynasty › Gojong (1863-1897)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1888 |
| Value | 5 Mun (0.005) |
| Currency | Mun (1392-1892) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 573216 |
| References | KM# 875, 875s 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:
ㅤ常
寶 通
平
Unabridged legend: 常平通寶
Translation:
常 (Sang): Always
平 (pyong): Constant
通 (Tong): Circulation
寶 (Bo): Treasure
Reverse
Mint mark at top, serial number at bottom,denomination right to left.
*春 (Chun): Chuncheon Township Military Office
Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Lettering:
春
五 當
一
Unabridged legend: 春一當五
Translation: Chuncheon Township Military Office series 1, Value 5
Mint
| 春 | Ch'unch'on Township Military Office (春川管理營 (Ch'unch'on Kwalliyong)), modern-day Chuncheon, South Korea (1888) |
Comments
Mint mark;
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1888) 春 | Series 1 (一) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1888) 春 | Series 2 (二) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1888) 春 | Series 3 (三) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1888) 春 | Series 4 (四) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1888) 春 | Series 5 (五) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1888) 春 | Series 6 (六) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1888) 春 | Series 7 (七) | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1888) 春 | Series 8 (八) | ||||||||||||||
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