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100 Won Admiral Sun Sin Lee
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the emblem of the Republic of Korea: the taeguk symbol enclosed within a stylized hibiscus flower, flanked by a crescent-shaped laurel wreath with floral sprigs on either side. A ribbon scroll below the emblem bears the Korean legend '대한민국' (Republic of Korea). The denomination '100 원 / WON' appears in the lower field, with the issuer name '한국은행' (Bank of Korea) inscribed in large Hangul characters along the lower rim. Dual dating '4303 – 1970' (Dangun era and Gregorian) is inscribed across the upper field. |
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| Obverse lettering | 4303 - 1970 대한민국 100 원 WON 한국은행 |
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South Korea's 100 Won series went through a quiet but significant compositional shift in the early 1970s, when silver was abandoned in favor of cupronickel for circulating issues. The 1970 .999 fine silver strike exists in a transitional space — produced as the Bank of Korea was already planning the move away from precious metal coinage, making the silver issues from this period short-lived by institutional design rather than low mintage alone.