South Korea 1983 10 won

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was the first issue of this type, which was struck 1983-2007. An aluminum bronze version is still in production as of 2012, the last date listed in the SCWC. With US$1 = 1159 won (as of April 2019), this coin has a face value of four fifths of a cent. The obverse features the pagoda at Pul Guk temple (now spelled Bulguksa) in Gyeongju city, designated a national treasure.

Recorded mintage: 25,000,000.

Specification: 4.06 g, brass, 22.86 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 33.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

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