2 Mun Son
Features
| Issuer |
Korea ›
Joseon (1392-1897)
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Joseon Dynasty › Yeongjo (1724-1776)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1742-1752 |
| Value | 2 Mun (0.002) |
| Currency | Mun (1392-1892) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 6.80 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Thickness | 1.6 mm |
| Shape | Round with a square hole |
| Technique | Cast |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 304897 |
| References | KM# 178, 라-201-5 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:
常
寶 通
平
Reverse
Mint mark at top, value at bottom.
*宣 (Son): Rice and Cloth Department
Script: Chinese (traditional, regular script)
Lettering:
宣
二
Translation: Rice and Cloth Department, Value of 2mun
Mint
| 宣 | Rice and Cloth Department (宣惠廳/Sonhyechong), modern-day Seoul, South Korea (1608-1894) |
Comments
◎There are two varieties(no claws)
・”マ” of ”通” is curved
© Christopher Li (CC BY-NC-SA)
・”マ” of ”通” is Straight
© amakitu_Japan (CC BY-NC)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1742-1752) 宣 | ”マ” of ”通” is curved | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1742-1752) 宣 | ”マ” of ”通” is Straight | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1742-1752) 宣 | Large Type(Straight”マ”);31.5 mm | ||||||||||||||
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