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5000 Won Tae Kwon Do
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#66 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1987 - - 117,500 1987 - Proof - 227,500 |
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Issued as part of South Korea's official commemorative program for the 1988 Seoul Olympics — the first Games hosted by the country — this piece belongs to a large multi-coin series produced across several years leading up to the event. Taekwondo appeared at Seoul as a demonstration sport, not yet a full medal discipline; it wouldn't achieve official Olympic status until Sydney 2000.
The series was struck by the Korean Mint and saw wide distribution through collector channels internationally, keeping circulated survivors rare but uncirculated examples abundant.