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1000 Won Olympic Games 2018
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Diameter | 40.00 mm |
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| Reverse description | The field depicts six athletes engaged in different winter sports disciplines associated with the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games: a snowboarder in the upper left, a skeleton rider at the top centre, an ice hockey player in the upper right, a figure skater on the left, a speed skater or short track athlete at centre, a biathlete aiming a rifle on the right, and a curler in the lower left. The legend "PyeongChang 2018" is inscribed across the centre of the field, with the denomination "1000 WON" in the lower exergue. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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South Korea's mint produced this piece two years ahead of the Pyeongchang Winter Games specifically to sustain collector interest during the buildup period — a phased commemorative strategy the Bank of Korea had refined through its earlier 1988 Seoul Olympic issues. Pyeongchang had failed in its bids for the 2010 and 2014 Winter Games before winning the 2018 host vote on its third attempt in 2011, a persistence that shaped the unusually extended promotional campaign surrounding the numismatic program.