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| Issuer | Kingdom of Joseon |
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| Year | 1423-1425 |
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| Reference(s) | Hartill#25.73 |
| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash coin featuring a central square perforation framed by four Chinese characters in regular script (kaishu), arranged in the traditional cross-reading order: 朝 (top), 通 (right), 寶 (bottom), 鮮 (left), together reading 朝鮮通寶 (Joseon Tongbo), meaning 'currency of Joseon'. The boldly raised characters are set within a plain inner rim surrounding the square hole, with a raised outer rim encircling the flat field. The surface displays a natural dark brown and green patina consistent with age, and the casting is of typical quality for early Joseon period cash coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | 朝 寶 通 鮮 (Translation: Joseon currency) |
| Reverse description | Plain reverse with a central square perforation, exhibiting no inscriptions, symbols, or decorative elements. The field is flat and featureless, bounded by a raised inner rim around the square hole and a plain outer rim at the coin's edge. The surface shows a mottled dark brown and verdigris patina characteristic of cast bronze coins of the early Joseon dynasty. |
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