Artefacts

Seoul 1988, 5'000 won. Republic of Korea. Series 4. Korean wrestling, Korean's emblem and roses of Sharon.

Obverse

SSirum (Korean wrestling). Two wrestlers fighting. On the right, Games' emblem. Caption: "XXIV OLYMPIAD SEOUL 1988 ; 5000 WON".

Reverse

At the top, emblem of the Republic (Taeguk), supported by 5 roses of Sharon - the national flower - representing the Olympic Symbol. Caption (Korean): "The XXIV Olympiad Seoul Republic of Korea Bank of Korea ; 5000 Won 1988".

Created

Created: D. H. OH Created: K. H. KIM Created: Korea Security Printing and Minting Corp Created: Yang SUNG-CHUN Created: D. K. MIN

Materials

silver 925, copper 75

Dimension

180 °, ø 32 x 2.45 mm, 16.81 g

Literature

GADOURY, Victor, Médailles et Monnaies Olympiques, Monaco : Editions Victor Gadoury, 1996. 555 p. ISBN 2-906602-10-8. Ménard Michèle. Coins of the modern Olympic Games: issued by host countries. Rockcliffe, 1991.

Type of item

Coins -> olympic coins

Reference number

35129

Edge

Milled

Mintmark/Mintage

None / 132514

Keywords

Seoul 1988, Olympic Games Republic of Korea Male Wrestling Tradition emblem flowers