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Sangpyeong Tongbo Five Mun
Dangojeon (당오전; 當五錢), a late Joseon high-value cast-cash class.
상평통보 · 常平通寶
- Value classes
- 4
- Initial offices modeled
- 7
- Series dates
- 1678–1894
- Publication
- Published
Layered identity
Do not collapse series, office, furnace, and variety
Sangpyeong Tongbo (상평통보; 常平通寶) is identified through multiple linked fields. A reverse character alone is not a complete attribution.
Chronology
Issue, manufacture, and withdrawal are different events
The regular series begins in 1678 in the institutional sources used here. Later declared-value experiments are dated independently.
Regular government issue begins under King Sukjong.
Dangijeon, nominally two mun, enters the expanding system.
Additional reverse-character systems are documented as production expanded; marks must be read as layered evidence, not one universal mint code.
Central control over coin casting was tightened in the late eighteenth century.
Dangbaekjeon, nominally 100 mun, was introduced for fiscal purposes.
Casting of Dangbaekjeon ended after a short production period.
Dangbaekjeon circulation was prohibited; issue, casting, and withdrawal dates remain distinct.
Dangojeon, nominally five mun, belongs to the late cast-cash reform context.
The modern monetary reform displaced the old mun framework as the official unit architecture changed.
Value classes
Declared value is not a universal physical standard
Weights shown from institutional examples retain their qualifiers. Missing measurements remain unavailable.
| Class | Korean / Hanja | Nominal mun | Dates | Weight evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dangojeon / five mun | 당오전 · 當五錢 | 5 | 1883–present | measurement register incomplete |
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The series hub separates value, office, casting entity, reverse marks, calligraphy, and varieties.
sangpyeong history History of Sangpyeong TongboA sourced chronology from regular issue in 1678 through late Joseon value experiments and monetary reform.
sangpyeong values Sangpyeong Tongbo Value ClassesOne, two, five, and one hundred mun are distinct declared-value classes, not a single uniform physical standard.
sangpyeong offices Sangpyeong Tongbo Issuing OfficesGovernment offices and military commands are modeled as authorities; their dependent casting operations remain separate entities.
sangpyeong casting Casting Sangpyeong TongboA production guide to models, molds, trees, trimming, and the evidence left by cast manufacture without digitally repairing defects.
sangpyeong marks Sangpyeong Tongbo Reverse MarksOffice, value, sequence, numeral, and symbol marks are categorized before any mint or furnace attribution is made.
sangpyeong calligraphy Sangpyeong Tongbo CalligraphyDescriptive stroke families help comparison but do not by themselves establish office, furnace, or date.
sangpyeong varieties Sangpyeong Tongbo VarietiesA layered variety method prevents one reverse character or calligraphic feature from becoming an unsupported issue identity.
sangpyeong grading Grading Sangpyeong TongboCast completeness, legibility, rims, hole, surface stability, and honest defects matter more than machine-struck assumptions.
sangpyeong authentication Authenticating Sangpyeong TongboAuthentication compares casting fabric, patina behavior, character form, seams, file marks, weight, and provenance without guaranteeing authenticity from photographs.
sangpyeong collecting Collecting Sangpyeong TongboBuild a collection by value class, verified office, mark category, or calligraphy study while keeping uncertain attributions labeled.
byeoljeon Joseon ByeoljeonDecorative and non-circulating cast objects are interpreted beside, but not merged into, the Sangpyeong Tongbo issue catalog.
sangpyeong value Sangpyeong Tongbo One MunThe baseline value class, presented with explicit office and variety boundaries.
sangpyeong value Sangpyeong Tongbo Two MunDangijeon (당이전; 當二錢), nominally two mun, with measurements treated as object evidence rather than universal standards.
sangpyeong value Sangpyeong Tongbo One Hundred MunDangbaekjeon (당백전; 當百錢), a short-lived nominal 100-mun issue whose fiscal purpose, overvaluation, and withdrawal must be distinguished.
Sources
Institutional evidence for this page
Source links support the stated scope; they do not license unsourced varieties, market values, or image reuse beyond recorded terms.
Sangpyeong Tongbo Five Mun
national-museum-object-kogl-type1 · 2026-07-31
Open sourceUnknown dates, mintages, annual manufacturing, attributions, legal status, and image identity remain unavailable. They never become zero or a confident claim. No market prices are published in this foundation.