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1 Mun Ho, Produce
| Issuer | Hojo (Treasury Department, 户曹), Joseon Dynasty |
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| Year | 1852 |
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| Shape | Round with a square hole |
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| Obverse description | Round cast copper coin featuring a central square hole framed by a raised square border, characteristic of the Joseon-era cash coin tradition. The four-character legend 常平通寶 (Sangpyeong Tongbo) is arranged in cruciform fashion around the central aperture in regular script (kaishu): 常 (Sang) at top, 通 (Tong) at right, 寶 (Bo) at bottom, and 平 (Pyeong) at left, reading top-to-bottom then right-to-left per convention. The characters are well-formed in the traditional Chinese regular script style, slightly raised in relief against a flat field. The rim is plain and slightly irregular, consistent with hand-cast production methods of the period. |
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| Obverse lettering | 常平通寶 (Translation: 常 (Sang): Always 平 (Pyeong): Constant 通 (Tong): Circulation 寶 (Bo): Treasure) |
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| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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