Chongping Tongbao - Johei Tsuuhou

Japanese: 常平通宝 - じょうへいつうほう

Copper coins circulated in Korea during the Yi Dynasty. Minting was suspended after 1633 and 1651, but from 1678 they were issued regularly and spread throughout the country. Also called "Ye-sen," they have a perfect circle with a square hole and the four characters "Chongping Tongbao" engraved on it, with the characters indicating the government agency that minted them written on the back. In the second half of the 19th century, high-value coins such as Tou Hyaku Sen and Tou Go Sen were minted, but their quality was poor, which was one of the reasons for currency confusion. They were gradually collected as part of a project to consolidate Korean currency that began in 1905, and were replaced by coins issued by the colonial power.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

朝鮮，李朝時代に流通した銅銭。1633年および51年に鋳造されたのち中断したが，78年以降は恒常的に発行されて全国に普及した。葉銭ともよばれ，正円方孔で常平通宝の4字を刻み，裏には鋳造した官庁を示す文字が記されている。19世紀後半にいたり当百銭，当五銭などの高額銭がつくられたが，品質が悪く，通貨混乱の一因ともなった。1905年からの朝鮮貨幣整理事業で漸次回収され，植民地権力による貨幣に取って代わられた。

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