South Korea 1983 5 won

formerly in the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was the first issue of this type, which 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 two fifths of a cent. The turtle boat featured on the obverse was used by the Korean navy in medieval times to ward off attempted Japanese invasions.

Recorded mintage: 6,000,000.

Specification: 2.95 g, brass, 20.4 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 32.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1971 5 won
• South Korea 1972 50 won
• 1983 won
• 1983 10 won
• 1983 50 won
• 1984 100 won
• 1984 500 won
• South Korea 1986 25000 won
• Coins and currency dated 1983
• return to coins of South Korea