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50 000 Won Pul Guk Temple
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1988 |
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| Value | 50 000 Won |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Korean |
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| Reverse description | A detailed frontal view of the Dabotap (Many Treasures Pagoda) of Bulguksa Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is rendered in fine relief at the centre of the field. The multi-tiered stone pagoda with its characteristic ornate stone base and stairways is depicted with architectural precision. To the lower right, the Seoul 1988 Olympic emblem — comprising the samtaeguk motif above the five Olympic rings — appears in the field. The curved legend XXIV OLYMPIAD SEOUL 1988 arcs along the upper rim, and the denomination 50000 WON is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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Issued to commemorate the 1988 Seoul Olympics, this gold piece is part of a sprawling multi-coin commemorative program the Bank of Korea rolled out across several years in the lead-up to the Games. Bulguksa Temple in Gyeongju — a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995 — dates to 528 AD under the Silla kingdom, though most of the surviving structure reflects an eighth-century reconstruction ordered by Prime Minister Kim Daeseong.
The .925 fineness is atypical for modern gold commemoratives, which more commonly use .900 or .999. Mintages across the Seoul Olympic series varied sharply by denomination, with the higher-value gold issues produced in far smaller numbers than the silver companion pieces.