Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5000 Won Girls on swing contest
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
|---|---|
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | 16.8100 g |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The obverse features the emblem of the Republic of Korea at center — a circular design incorporating the taeguk symbol surrounded by a stylized floral rosette and a ribbon inscribed in Hangul — set within a crescent-shaped decorative arc. Below the emblem, a arrangement of hibiscus syriacus (mugunghwa, the national flower of Korea) blooms in high relief, with detailed petals and foliage filling the lower field. The Hangul legend reading '제 24회 서울 올림픽대회' (The 24th Olympic Games Seoul) arcs along the upper periphery, while '한국은행 1987 오천원' (Bank of Korea 1987 Five Thousand Won) is inscribed along the lower border. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | 제 24회 서울 올림픽대회 한국은행 1987 오천원 (Translation: The 24th Olympic Games Seoul Bank of Korea 1987 Five Thousand Won) |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Issued to commemorate the 1988 Seoul Olympics, this piece belongs to a multi-year Korean commemorative program that ran from 1982 through the games themselves. South Korea used the Olympic series aggressively to project cultural identity on an international stage — a deliberate soft-power strategy at a time when the country was still navigating its transition from military rule to democracy. The 1987 issue date places this coin in the same year as the June Democratic Uprising, which forced constitutional reforms and direct presidential elections.