Half Jeon Copper Coin (Year 3 of Yunghui)
1909 ・ copper ・ 20th century ・ Korean Empire
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A half jeon copper coin dated Year 3 of Yunghui, or 1909. It was one of the smallest denominations of the Korean Empire, and the country was annexed the following year, in 1910. Not a large gold coin, but the smallest everyday copper coin, marked the final year of an independent monetary system.