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2 Mun Chong
| Issuer | Joseon Dynasty |
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| Year | 1742-1752 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Cast copper cash coin of round form with a central square hole, the field displaying four Chinese characters arranged in cruciform fashion around the perforation. Reading top-to-bottom and right-to-left, the legend reads 常平通寶 (Sangpyong Tongbo), identifying this as currency of the Sangpyongcheong (Directorate of Ever-Normal Goods). The characters are rendered in a bold, formal script with raised strokes against a flat field, bounded by a raised inner rim around the square hole and a broad flat outer rim. The coin displays characteristic patination of aged bronze, with areas of green cuprite oxidation consistent with burial or extended circulation. |
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| Obverse lettering | 常平通寶 (Translation: 常平 = Sangpyong = Department of Ever-Normal Goods; 通寶 = Tongbo = currency/circulating treasure) |
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| Mintage | ND (1742-1752) 捻 |
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