5000 Won Shooting Championship

Struck to mark South Korea's hosting of the 42nd World Shooting Championships in Seoul, this was one of the country's earliest commemorative silver issues and appeared at a moment when the government of Park Chung-hee was aggressively using international sporting events to project national prestige. The championships drew competitors from across the Cold War divide, an unusual diplomatic neutrality for an event held in a country still technically at war with its northern neighbor.