Coins KOREA - catalog of coins of different countries: modern coins and banknotes of all countries of the world, samples, gold and silver coins, photos and description.
10 won Obverse: In the center - the denomination in figure, below in a semicircle the inscription: BANK OF KOREA, in the upper part - the year of issue. Reverse: Center - Tabothap (Pagoda of Many Treasures) - a stone pagoda at Bulguksa Monastery in Gyeongju, South Korea (XNUMXth century BC), left and right - explanatory inscription in Korean. 2009 d. Copper clad aluminum. Diameter -18.00mm., Thickness - 1.20 mm. The weight -1.22Mr.The edge is smooth. This type of coin has been produced since 2006. In 2006, a coin of the same design from an aluminum-bronze alloy was issued with a circulation of 102 million pieces.
50 won Obverse: In the center - the denomination in figure, below in a semicircle the inscription: BANK OF KOREA, in the upper part - the year of issue. Reverse: In the center - a stalk of rice, below - an explanatory inscription in Korean. 2003 Copper-zinc-nickel alloy. Diameter - 21.60 mm., Thickness - 1.50 mm. The weight - 4.16 years The edge is corrugated. Circulation: 169. A coin of this type was issued in 1983 - 1985, and annually since 1987
100 won Obverse: In the center - the denomination in figure, below in a semicircle the inscription: BANK OF KOREA, in the upper part - the year of issue. Reverse: In the center - a portrait of Admiral Li Sun-Sin (1545 - 1598), the country's national hero, the creator of the turtle ship; in the Republic of Korea, an order named after him for sailors was established. To the left and right of the portrait there is an explanatory inscription. 2003 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 24.00 mm, Thickness - 1.50 mm. The weight - 5.42 yearThe edge is corrugated. Circulation: 415. This type of coin has been produced since 1983.
500 won Obverse: In the center - the denomination in figure, below in a semicircle the inscription: BANK OF KOREA, in the upper part - the year of issue. Reverse: In the center - a Manchu crane in flight, in the lower part of the Coin - an explanatory inscription in Korean. 2003 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 26.50 mm., Thickness - 2.00 mm. The weight - 7.70 g. Corrugated edge. Circulation: 122. This type of coin was produced in 1982 - 1984, and since 1987
COINS RARELY MEETING IN CIRCULATION: Coins of the old design are rare in circulation.
10 won Obverse: In the center - the denomination in figure, below in a semicircle the inscription: BANK OF KOREA, in the upper part - the year of issue. Reverse: Center - Tabothap (Pagoda of Many Treasures) - a stone pagoda at Bulguksa Monastery in Gyeongju, South Korea (XNUMXth century BC), left and right - explanatory inscription in Korean. 1998 Brass. Diameter - 22.86 mm., Thickness - 1.53 mm. The weight -4.06 yearThe edge is smooth. This type of coin was produced in 1983, 1985 - 2005 The coin is withdrawn from circulation due to the introduction of the Aluminum-Bronze Alloy Coin in 2006.
50 won Obverse: In the center - the denomination in figure, below in a semicircle the inscription: BANK OF KOREA, in the upper part - the year of issue. Reverse: In the center - a stalk of rice, below - an explanatory inscription in Korean. 1980 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 21.70 mm., Thickness - 1.60 mm. The weight - 4.00 The edge is corrugated. Circulation - 10. This type of coin was produced in 1972 - 1974, 1977 - 1982
100 won Obverse: In the center - a portrait of Admiral Li Sun-Sin (1545 - 1598), the country's national hero, the creator of the turtle ship; in the Republic of Korea, an order named after him for sailors was established. To the left and right of the portrait there is an explanatory inscription. At the bottom of the Coin there is an inscription in Korean: BANK OF KOREA. Reverse: In the center - the denomination with the figure "100", below - the year of issue. Along the edge of the Coin there is a floral ornament. 1977 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 24.00 mm, Thickness - 1.60 mm. The weight - 5.42 yearThe edge is corrugated. Circulation: 30. This type of coin was produced in 1970 - 1975, 1977 - 1982
100 won Obverse: In the center - the denomination in figure, below in a semicircle the inscription: BANK OF KOREA, in the upper part - the year of issue. Along the edge of the Coin there is a double edging. Reverse: In the center - in a circle, is a portrait of Admiral Li Sun-Sin (1545 - 1598), the country's national hero, the creator of the turtle ship; in the Republic of Korea, an order named after him for sailors was established. To the left and right of the portrait there is an explanatory inscription. 1983 Copper-nickel alloy. Diameter - 24.00 mm, Thickness - 1.60 mm. The weight - 5.42 yearThe edge is corrugated. Circulation: 130. The only year of release.
