100 Won

Features

Issuer	South Korea
Period	Republic (1948-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1983-2019
Value	100 Won 100 KRW = USD 0.08
Currency	New won (1962-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	5.42 g
Diameter	24 mm
Thickness	1.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 1052
References	KM# 35, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 81 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Admiral Yi Sun-sin (1545-1598), Korea's national hero, facing the viewer dividing the denomination.

Script: Hangul

Lettering: 백 원

Translation: One hundred Won

Reverse

The value above the issuer name and below the date.

Script: Hangul

Lettering:
2002
100
한국은행

Translation:
2002
100
Bank of Korea

Edge

Reeded

© Saber82

Mint

Comments

A few types are known.

Obverse
Die 1 - all details smaller and  closer to the center.
Die 2 - all details a bit larger and further from the center.
Die 3 - all details large and far from the center, new font with thick horizontal strokes.


Reverse
Die A - thin numerals in '100'.
Die B - thick numerals in '100', the first word 한 aligned with the left of '1' in '100',  the vertical lower right stroke in syllable 국 between beads.

Die C - thick numerals in '100', the first word 한 aligned with the left of '1' in '100', the vertical lower right stroke in syllable 국 to a bead.
Die D - thicker and close to each other numerals in '100', the first word 한 aligned closer to center of '1' in '100', the vertical lower right stroke in syllable 국 to a bead.



Combinations
1+A 1983.
1+B 1984.

Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev

2+B 1985, 1986.
2+C 1987-1990.
2+D 1991-1999.

Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev

3+D 2000-2016.

Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev

Correspondence with Standard Catalog of Worlds Coins:
KM#35.1 1+A;
KM#35.2 1+B, 2+B, 2+C, 2+D, 3+D.

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