South Korea 2009 10 won

from the Stonecat Collection

This type was struck for circulation in South Korea 2006-19, superseding a brass coin (KM 33). It is still in production, tho only for collector sets. 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: 447,000,000.

Specification: 1.22 g, copper plated aluminum, 18 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 103.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

Link to:

• 1989 10 won
• 2006 500 won
• South Korea 2022 clay Chiwoo Cheonwang, 1 oz gold
• Coins and currency dated 2009
• return to coins of South Korea