KOREA Coins
Won: Korean Currency History and Coin Design
Illustrated Specimen Details: 100 Won (North Korea) Example Specimen: 100 won (원), 2005 (North Korea) Authority & Ideology: The obverse features the National Emblem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea . The des…
Yang Coin: The Short-Lived Modernization of the Korea
Illustrated Specimen Details: Quarter Yang (Korean Empire) Example Specimen: Quarter yang, 1898 (Year 2) Authority: Gojong — King of Joseon and the first Emperor of Korea. His reign marked a turbulent period of modernization…
Fun: Historical Korean Copper Coin and History
Illustrated Specimen Details: 5 Fun (Korean Empire) Example Specimen: 5 fun, 1898 (Year 2 of Gwangmu) Authority: Issued during the Korean Empire era (1897-1910) under Emperor Gojong. The date is indicated as "二" (two…
Chon: coin of Korea (Japanese Protectorate)
CHON: COIN OF KOREA 1 chon, 1909: Korea (Japanese Protectorate) Ruler: Sunjong — Korean ruler, the second and last emperor of Korea. The date is indicated as "三": the 3rd year of Yunghui Era /Yunghui Era: 1907-1910/ = 1909. The legend o…
Hwan: coin from Republic of Korea
HWAN: COIN OF SOUTH KOREA 50 hwan, 1961: Republic of Korea Date on coin: KE 4294 (KE: Korean Era — date from the founding of the first Korean state entity, Gojoseon or Ancient Korea) = 1961 (Gregorian calendar). REPUBLIC OF KOREA . 50: the denomin…
Mun: coin of Great Joseon (Korea)
MUN: COIN OF KOREA 2 mun, 1742-1752: Great Joseon (Korea) Great Joseon — Korean dynasty and state that existed on the territory of the Korean Peninsula during 1392-1897. The Great Joseon empire emerged as a result of the overthrow of the pro-Mong…