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1 Mun Li script
| Issuer | Kingdom of Goryeo |
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| Year | 1097-1107 |
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| Weight | 4.7 g |
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| Obverse description | Cast bronze cash-type coin featuring a central square hole framed by a raised inner rim. Four Chinese characters in regular (li) script are arranged in cruciform fashion around the central aperture, reading clockwise from the top: 東國通寶 (Dongguk Tongbo), translating as 'Currency of the Eastern Sea [Country]'. The characters are rendered in moderate relief against a flat field, separated by the horizontal and vertical axes defined by the square perforation. The outer rim is plain and slightly raised, and the coin displays a patina of dark blue-green encrustation consistent with prolonged burial. |
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| Obverse lettering | 東 寶 通 國 (Translation: Currency of the Eastern Sea) |
| Reverse description | Plain, uninscribed reverse with a central square hole surrounded by a raised inner rim and a smooth outer rim. The flat field bears no decorative or epigraphic elements. The surface is heavily patinated with layered blue-green and dark grey encrustation, with areas of surface lamination and flaking characteristic of aged cast bronze. |
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