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2000 Won Wrestling
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Value | 2000 Won |
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| Obverse script | Korean (Hangul) |
| Obverse lettering | 제 24회 서울 올림픽대회 한국은행 1987 이천원 (Translation: The 24th Olympic Games Seoul Bank of Korea 1987 Two Thousand Won) |
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Issued for the 1988 Seoul Olympics, this coin is part of a large commemorative program the Bank of Korea produced across multiple denominations and metals between 1982 and 1988. Wrestling — ssireum — was a deliberate choice, included to represent Korea's indigenous folk sport rather than only the Greco-Roman and freestyle disciplines recognized by the IOC. Seoul was the first Korean city to host the Games, awarded the bid in 1981 over Nagoya in a vote that carried significant Cold War political weight, though several Eastern Bloc nations ultimately boycotted.