SOUTH KOREA 30TH ANNIVERSARY 1975 100 WON
Issuer | South Korea |
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Period | Republic (1948-date) |
Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
Year | 1975 |
Value | 100 Won 100 KRW = USD 0.08 |
Currency | New won (1962-date) |
Composition | Copper-nickel |
Weight | 12 g |
Diameter | 30 mm |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Number | N# 14288 |
References | KM# 21 |
The 30th Anniversary of Liberation 100 Won commemorative coin was released in the tense and somewhat tentative atmosphere of South Korea in 1975. The coin was the first commemorative to be made in that country, and it was introduced as a numismatic salute to the nation's 30th year of independence from the Empire of Japan.
The coin emerged from a proposal that initially envisioned a slightly grander, two-coin legal tender commemorative issue; however the uncertainties and controversies of the era inevitably intruded to abridge the original plan. Nonetheless, this coin inaugurated a new beginning for the South Korean Mint as it embarked upon completely independent operations at a new, modern minting facility. This commemorative issue also resulted in the country's very first locally-made (yet impulsively-planned) proof coin and proof medal, during which the Mint endured an incredibly steep learning curve that typified the development of other Korean government and business ventures of this era.
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