South Korea 1989 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: 310,000,000.

Specification: 4.06 g, brass, 22.86 mm diameter, plain edge.

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.

Link to:

• 1986 10 won
• 1988 1000 won, table tennis
• 1988 2000 won, weight lifting
• 1988 5000 won, wrestling
• 1988 5000 won, spinning top
• 1988 10,000 won, archery
• 1988 25,000 won, see saw
• 1988 50,000 won, Olympic Games, Pul Guk temple
• 2009 10 won
• Coins and currency dated 1989
• return to coins of South Korea