| Issuer | South Korea |
| Year | 1959 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 100 Hwan |
| Currency | Hwan (1953-1962) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
| Weight | 6.74 g |
| Dimensions | 26 mm |
| Thickness | 1.65 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 10 June 1962 |
| Reference(s) | KM#3 |
| Obverse description | Two bong whang (mystical birds) above the value. Date per the Korean calendar |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | 4292 100 REPUBLIC OF KOREA |
| Reverse description | Syngman Rhee, value, bank title (Hangul). Syngman Rhee or Yi Seungman (1875-1965) was the first president of South Korea from 1948 to 1960. |
| Reverse script | Hangul |
| Reverse lettering | 백
환
한국은행 (Translation: One Hundred Hwan Bank of Korea) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 4292 (1959) - - 50 000 000 4292 (1959) - countermarked (Sample Issue) - |
| Catalog ID | 9326033000 |
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