50 Hwan

€5,823.00
IssuerSouth Korea
Year1959-1961
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value50 Hwan
CurrencyHwan (1953-1962)
CompositionNickel brass (70% Copper, 18% Zinc, and 12% Nickel)
Weight3.69 g
Dimensions22.86 mm
Thickness1.1 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to21 March 1975
Reference(s) KM#2
Obverse descriptionValue and date per the Korean calendar
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLIC OF KOREA 50 4292
Reverse descriptionGeobukseon (turtle ship), Korean battleship used from the 15th to the 19th century, value, bank title (Hangul).
Reverse scriptHangul
Reverse lettering오십환 한국은행
(Translation: Fifty Hwan Bank of Korea)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage4292 (1959)  - - 24 640 000
4292 (1959)  - countermarked (Sample Issue) -
4294 (1961)  - - 20 000 000
Catalog ID4727498870
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