Certificate of Meritorious Subject Issued to Yi Hyeong and Storage Case

A gongsin nokgwon is a certificate appointing a person of merit to the nation as a meritorious subject (gongsin). This nokgwon is a certificate of wonjong gongsin, a secondary category of meritorious subject, awarded by King Taejong in recognition of the officials who had served him day and night while he resided in his princely residence before ascending the throne (jamjeo); it was issued in the eleventh month of 1411, the eleventh year of King Taejong, to Yi Hyeong, then holding the office of Tonghun daebu, Pansajaegamsa, as a third-rank meritorious subject certificate. It measures 243cm in width and 34.7cm in height, and is made of mulberry-bark paper. It is the second nokgwon issued after the wonjong gongsin conferred by King Taejo, Yi Seong-gye, and is valued as an important historical source for research into the treatment of meritorious subjects and the format of merit certificates in the early Joseon period.

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Jongno-gu, Seoul

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Treasure · 보물