100 Hwan, Korea, 1959
100 Hwan, Korea, 1959
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 100 hwan specimen coin
- Korea, 1959
- Obverse Image: Denomination flanked two bong whang (mystical birds), date per the Korean calendar
- Obverse Text: 4292 / REPUBLIC / OF / KOREA / 100
- Reverse Image: Left-facing portrait bust of the Republic of Korea’s first president, Syngman Rhee with denomination to left in hangul.
- Reverse Text: Romanization: BAEG / HWAN / HANGUG-EUNHAENG (Translation: 100 hwan The Bank of Korea).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coin
- date made
- 1959
- maker
- United States Mint
- place made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Physical Description
- copper-nickel (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1.5 mm x 26 mm; 1/16 in x 1 1/32 in
- ID Number
- NU.NU68158.3
- catalog number
- NU68158.3
- accession number
- 243474
- Credit Line
- Bank of Korea
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- East Asian Coins
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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