KOREA_SOUTH
KM 27 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
500 won | 26.5 | 7.7 | Milled | Copper-Nickel | Coin |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
Mancurin crane in flight, below face value in Korean (Hangul). The Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), also called the Japanese Crane and Manchurian Crane, is a large crane and is the second rarest crane in the world. |
The year of minting numeral denomination, the year of minting, title of state in Korean (Hangul) within a beaded circle. The won is the currency of South Korea since 1962. "Won" is a cognate of the Chinese yuan and Japanese yen. All three names derive from the Chinese character, which means "round shape". |