100 Hwan

€9,658.00
IssuerSouth Korea
Year1959
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value100 Hwan
CurrencyHwan (1953-1962)
CompositionCopper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight6.74 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness1.65 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to10 June 1962
Reference(s) KM#3
Obverse descriptionTwo bong whang (mystical birds) above the value. Date per the Korean calendar
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering4292 100 REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Reverse descriptionSyngman Rhee, value, bank title (Hangul). Syngman Rhee or Yi Seungman (1875-1965) was the first president of South Korea from 1948 to 1960.
Reverse scriptHangul
Reverse lettering백 환 한국은행
(Translation: One Hundred Hwan Bank of Korea)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage4292 (1959)  - - 50 000 000
4292 (1959)  - countermarked (Sample Issue) -
Catalog ID9326033000
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