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25 000 Won Taejon International Exposition
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized yin-yang symbol rendered as two interlocking curved forms within a series of concentric raised circles, conveying a modernist interpretation of the traditional Korean cosmological motif. The Hangul legend 대전세계박람회 (Taejon World Exposition) arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 이만오천원 (25,000 Won) and the date 1993 appear along the lower periphery, all in raised characters within the border. |
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| Obverse script | Hangul, Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design depicts an armillary sphere — a classical astronomical instrument composed of intersecting rings and meridian bands set upon an ornate stand — positioned in the foreground before a large geodesic dome structure rendered in fine relief, evoking the architecture of the Taejon Expo '93 site. The Latin legend TAEJON EXPO '93 · KOREA curves along the upper border, and the denomination 25000 WON is inscribed in two lines at the base of the coin. |
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