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Chon from the Kingdom of Korea

1882 - 1883 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Silver coin. Obverse: within wide, smooth edge three characters, top, bottom and left, together meaning: [realm of the] Great East. Right value indication: 1 by means of a horizontal line. Reverse: within wide, smooth edge small circle, on which blue enamel is applied. In the enamel Chinese character: ho [=ministry of] finance.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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Credit lineChon uit het koninkrijk Korea. 1882 - 1883. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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