South Korea 1986 10 won

from the Stonecat collection

This specimen was from a type struck 1983-2007. An aluminum bronze version (KM 103) is still in production as of 2024, the last date listed in Numista. With US$1 = 1420 won (as of December 2024), this coin has a face value of seven tenths of a cent. The obverse features the pagoda at Pul Guk temple (now spelled Bulguksa) in Gyeongju city, designated a national treasure.

Recorded mintage: 195,000,000.

Specification: 4.06 g, brass, 22.86 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 33.1.

Sources:

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

Link to:

• 1983 10 won
• 1986 25,000 won, Olympic Games, folk dancing
• 1986 50,000 won, Olympic Games, turtle boat
• 1988 50,000 won, Olympic Games, Pul Guk temple
• 1989 10 won
• Coins and currency dated 1986
• return to coins of South Korea