5000 Won 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, Luge

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Obverse script	Hangul, Latin
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Reverse description	The reverse depicts two dynamic luge scenes set against a boldly contrasting field divided diagonally between a textured geometric background and a dark mirror-polished field. In the foreground, a large relief of a single luger is shown in full racing position, reclined on a sled in competition posture. To the right, a smaller vignette depicts two athletes in the doubles luge discipline, also shown in racing position. The legend 'PyeongChang 2018' arcs across the upper field in Latin characters, while the denomination '5000 WON' appears in the lower right field.
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Additional information	Issued in 2016 ahead of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, this piece is part of a multi-year commemorative program the Bank of Korea launched to build collector interest well before the torch was lit. PyeongChang had bid unsuccessfully for the Winter Olympics twice before — in 2003 for the 2010 Games and in 2007 for the 2014 Games — making the eventual award of the 2018 edition a particularly charged political moment in South Korean sport. Luge, as a discipline, had almost no Korean competitive presence at the time of issue.