View source for Korea (1893) 1/4 yang

[[Image:SB121-24143o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale, lot 24143]]
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This specimen was lot 24143 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (Newport Beach, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $204. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Korea|KOREA]]. 1/4 Yang, Year 502 (1893). Yi Hyong. PCGS AU-58 Gold Shield. A decently struck coin with just a touch of weakness on the reverse center. The surfaces are nicely original with deep gray toning throughout, and a few radial die cracks populate the obverse." The other variety of quarter yang (KM 1109) was not struck in 1893. Korea, long a protectorate of the Chinese empire, was attempting to organize herself as a fully independent nation when she fell victim to the power struggle between Russia and Japan. Japanese influence, predominant after the Sino-Japanese war of 1895, was challenged by Russian expansionism in the late 1890's. This culminated in the Russo-Japanese war of 1905 and Russian defeat. Japan annexed Korea in 1910 and colonized her until 1945.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but a common date.

''Specification:'' copper-nickel.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-1110; K&C-36.1. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, ''The January 2021 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Oro del Nuevo Mundo and Matt Orsini Collections'', Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2020.

''Link to:''
* [[Korea (1892) 5 yang]]
* [[Korea (1893) yang|(1893) yang]]
* [[Korea (1895) 1/4 yang KM-1110|(1895) ¼ yang]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1893]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2021 NYINC sale]]