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50 Won FAO
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1983-2023 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | 오십원 (Translation: Fifty Won) |
| Reverse description | The numeral '50' is prominently displayed in the center of the field, serving as the principal design element. Above the numeral, the date of issue is inscribed in Arabic numerals. Below the denomination figure, the issuer's name 한국은행 (Bank of Korea) is rendered in Hangul characters. The reverse composition is strictly typographic, with no pictorial elements, presenting a clear and functional layout consistent with modern Korean coinage standards. |
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The 50 Won coin was introduced in 1972 as part of South Korea's decimalized coinage reform, with the FAO designation appearing on select years to mark the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's campaigns promoting agricultural self-sufficiency. South Korea's inclusion in FAO coin programs reflected the country's rapid shift from a net food importer to a nation aggressively modernizing its agricultural sector through the Saemaul Undong rural development movement of the 1970s.
The nickel brass composition was adopted partly to resist the humid Korean climate, which had accelerated corrosion in earlier alloys.