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250 Won Chung Hee Park
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Facing bust portrait of President Chung Hee Park, depicted in civilian dress with jacket and tie, modeled in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The effigy is centered within the coin, with the subject gazing directly forward in a formal, unadorned style. The circular legend reads REPUBLIC OF KOREA along the upper border and PRESIDENT CHUNG HEE PARK along the lower border, separated by dash stops at each side. |
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| Reverse lettering | - REPUBLIC OF KOREA - PRESIDENT CHUNG HEE PARK - |
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This piece was struck to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Korean independence — or more precisely, the government's chosen framing of it. Park Chung-hee, who had seized power in a 1961 military coup, used commemorative coinage aggressively throughout his presidency as a tool of national image-building, both domestically and for export to collectors. The 1970 issues were among the earliest of these programs and were produced in limited numbers, largely for sale abroad rather than domestic circulation.