Pictorial Chosen and Manchuria . — 5T. 95- Korean cash minted during the Yi Era (^ffl) : (a) Chosun-tongbo (Ml^jfi-^) (obverse): (a) Chosun-tonSbo VinUi^VO (reverse); (b)Sangpyung-tongbo (•^-TMliW) .(obverse); bj Sangpyung-tongbo(^Pii^) J (reverse) ; (c) Tang-oh-chun (fSiil) (obverse); (cj Tang-oh-chun Cv,-/i ig) (reverse);; (d) Tang-pak-chun (MrflSi (obverse);(d) Tang-pak-chun (.v, iTISi (reverse . 9b. Korean nickel coin : (a) obverse ; (aj reverse. tombs and were doubtless brought in. b}- Chinese immigrants. It is alsoprobable that they were in circulation to some extent. The oldest coinsmin

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Pictorial Chosen and Manchuria . — 5T. 95- Korean cash minted during the Yi Era (^ffl) : (a) Chosun-tongbo (Ml^jfi-^) (obverse): (a) Chosun-tonSbo VinUi^VO (reverse); (b)Sangpyung-tongbo (•^-TMliW) .(obverse); bj Sangpyung-tongbo(^Pii^) J (reverse) ; (c) Tang-oh-chun (fSiil) (obverse); (cj Tang-oh-chun Cv,-/i ig) (reverse);; (d) Tang-pak-chun (MrflSi (obverse);(d) Tang-pak-chun (.v, iTISi (reverse . 9b. Korean nickel coin : (a) obverse ; (aj reverse. tombs and were doubtless brought in. b}- Chinese immigrants. It is alsoprobable that they were in circulation to some extent. The oldest coinsminted in Chosen are copiDcr cash, specimens of which are shown in Picture94. All these were minted during the 11th century, liven after these coinswere minted, rice and cloth remained as ever the standard of value. Withthe system of markets pretty well organized from the earliest times, barterseems to have been held in greater favour by far than any other form of trade,and at the close of the Koryn Period (MU% 1392) all monies seem to

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