100 Won

100 Won - obverse100 Won - reverse

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Features

Issuer South Korea
Period Republic (1948-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1983-2023
Value 100 Won
100 KRW = USD 0.07
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 1 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: Bank of Korea

Edge

Reeded

100 Won -  obverse

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Mint

Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (한국조폐공사), Daejeon, South Korea (1951-date)

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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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1983  130 000 000 $ 0.30 $ 0.35 $ 0.35 $ 0.74 $ 0.74 $ 0.97 15% KM#35.1 (small portrait)
1984  40 000 000 $ 0.19 $ 0.19 $ 0.29 $ 0.76 $ 1.00 $ 1.50 5% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
1985  25 000 000 $ 0.25 $ 1.60 2% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
1986  131 000 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.20 $ 0.29 $ 0.68 11% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
1987  170 000 000 $ 0.18 $ 0.26 $ 0.33 $ 0.33 $ 0.43 13% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
1988  298 000 000 $ 0.17 $ 0.20 $ 0.27 $ 0.54 18% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
1989  250 000 000 $ 0.08 $ 0.15 $ 0.17 $ 0.30 $ 0.65 14% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
1990  185 000 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.32 $ 0.54 $ 0.62 $ 1.00 12% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
1991  400 000 000 $ 0.08 $ 0.18 $ 0.24 $ 0.25 $ 0.33 $ 0.54 19% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
1992  425 000 000 $ 0.17 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.50 $ 0.50 $ 1.30 19% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
1993  185 000 000 $ 0.23 $ 0.23 $ 0.24 $ 0.52 11% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
1994  401 000 000 $ 0.08 $ 0.16 $ 0.22 $ 0.27 $ 0.68 $ 0.68 17% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
1995  228 000 000 $ 0.23 $ 0.23 $ 0.68 $ 0.82 11% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
1996  447 000 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.24 $ 0.32 $ 0.58 17% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
1997  147 000 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.22 $ 0.66 8% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
1998  5 008 000 0.8% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
1999  332 000 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.53 $ 0.53 $ 0.83 12% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
2000  423 000 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 0.22 $ 0.91 $ 0.92 14% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
2001  470 000 000 $ 0.08 $ 0.21 $ 0.26 $ 0.26 $ 0.29 $ 0.46 $ 1.10 15% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
2002  490 000 000 $ 0.08 $ 0.14 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.29 $ 0.93 $ 1.10 16% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
2003  415 000 000 $ 0.18 $ 0.38 $ 0.40 $ 0.65 12% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
2004  250 000 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.16 $ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.36 9% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
2005  205 000 000 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 7% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
2006  310 000 000 $ 0.21 $ 0.25 $ 0.29 $ 0.54 8% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
2007  240 000 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.10 $ 0.24 $ 0.24 $ 0.60 $ 1.10 9% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
2008  440 000 000 $ 0.16 $ 0.22 $ 0.25 $ 0.26 $ 0.75 11% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
2009  220 000 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.25 $ 0.33 $ 0.50 6% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
2010  350 000 000 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.26 $ 0.29 8% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
2011  440 000 000 $ 0.27 $ 0.27 $ 0.27 $ 0.27 $ 0.36 9% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
2012  210 000 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.31 $ 0.31 $ 0.31 6% KM#35.2 (large portrait)
2013  220 000 000 $ 0.18 $ 0.33 $ 0.33 $ 0.39 5%
2014  220 000 000 $ 0.13 $ 0.35 $ 0.35 4%
2015  $ 0.28 $ 0.28 $ 0.28 $ 1.10 5%
2016  $ 0.11 $ 0.15 $ 0.15 $ 0.15 4%
2017  0.8%
2018  0.10%
2019  0.07%
2020  0.03% In Mint Set Only
2021  0.01% In Mint Set Only
2022  0.03% In Mint Set Only
2023  0.04% In Mint Set Only

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