Issued as part of the Bank of Korea's conservation series tied to the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress, held in Jeju that September — the first time the congress convened in Asia. The IUCN gathering brought together over 10,000 delegates from more than 160 countries to address species protection policy, giving South Korea a diplomatic incentive to produce commemorative issues aligned with the event's agenda.
Issued as part of the Bank of Korea's conservation series tied to the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress, held in Jeju that September — the first time the congress convened in Asia. The IUCN gathering brought together over 10,000 delegates from more than 160 countries to address species protection policy, giving South Korea a diplomatic incentive to produce commemorative issues aligned with the event's agenda.