Kangenjuho - Kangenjuho

Japanese: 乾元重宝 - かんげんじゅうほう

…Copper coin from the Goryeo Dynasty in Korea. The first minted currency in Korea is said to be the Kengen Choho coin from 996, but later, at the end of the 10th century, the government established a mint to issue silver coins and minted 1,500 kan of Haedong Tongbo coins, which were distributed to officials for circulation. It is circular with a square hole in the center and the four characters Haedong Tongbo engraved on the top, bottom, left and right. …

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… [Ichiro Inaba]
[Korea]
The history of full-scale coin minting began in the Goryeo dynasty. It is said that the first iron coin, the Qianwon Chobo, was minted in 996, and after that, iron and copper coins such as the Samhan Tongbo, Samhan Chobo, Haedong Tongbo, Haedong Chobo, Samguk Tongbo, and Samguk Chobo were issued one after another. Silver coins called ginbei (silver kettle) or katsuko (broadmouth) were also minted.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Kengen Choho" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…朝鮮，高麗時代の銅銭。朝鮮における最初の鋳造貨幣は996年の乾元重宝とされるが，そののち10世紀末にいたり，政府は鋳銭官を設けて銀貨を発行するとともに，海東通宝1500貫を鋳造，官人らに分配して流通を図った。円形で，中央に正方形の穴があり，上下左右に海東通宝の4文字が刻まれている。…

【貨幣】より

…【稲葉一郎】
［朝鮮］
　本格的な貨幣鋳造の歴史は高麗時代に始まる。996年に最初の鉄銭である乾元重宝が鋳造されたといわれ，その後，三韓通宝，三韓重宝，海東通宝，海東重宝，三国通宝，三国重宝などの鉄銭･銅銭が相次いで発行された。また，銀瓶（ぎんへい）あるいは闊口（かつこう）とよぶ銀貨が造られた。…

※「乾元重宝」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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