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1000 Won Basketball
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Currency | New won (1962-date) |
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| Reverse description | Two female basketball players are depicted in vigorous mid-game action in the central field: one player dribbles the ball to the right while the opposing player attempts a defensive block, both figures rendered with dynamic sculptural relief against a mirror-polished background. The Seoul 1988 Olympic emblem, featuring the stylised Samtaeguk design above the Olympic rings, appears in the lower left field. The arc legend 'XXIV OLYMPIAD SEOUL 1988' curves along the upper periphery in Latin characters, while the denomination '1000 WON' is inscribed along the lower periphery. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the 1986 Seoul Asian Games, the first time South Korea hosted a major multi-sport international event and a deliberate rehearsal for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. The government commissioned an extensive commemorative coin program across both events as part of a broader campaign to signal South Korea's arrival as a modern industrialized nation — a message directed as much at domestic audiences as foreign ones.