Standalone Korea Coin Encyclopedia
International Organizations and Events
UN, ASEM, APEC, G20, expositions, conservation, water, security, and scout-event programs.
대한민국 기념주화 · 大韓民國紀念鑄貨
- Official programs
- 65
- Issuance occasions
- 72
- Coin types
- 213
- Status checked
- 2026-07-31
- Publication
- Published
Canonical architecture
Program, issuance occasion, and coin type remain separate
The current Bank of Korea Korean catalog states 72 issuance occasions and 213 coin types through October 2025. Its 65 named catalog sections are modeled as programs. Those three counts describe different hierarchy levels and are not contradictory.
Program browser
Filter the canonical program register
Each program keeps its official Korean name, editorial English and Chinese names, issue span, class, issue count, and one canonical browse relationship.
10 programs
| Program | Official Korean | Years | Class | Coin types | Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daejeon International Exposition | 대전세계박람회 기념주화 | 1993 | international organization | 6 | Browse class |
| 50th Anniversary of the United Nations | 유엔창설50주년 기념주화 | 1995 | international organization | 1 | Browse class |
| ASEM Seoul 2000 | ASEM2000 기념주화 | 2000 | conference | 1 | Browse class |
| APEC 2005 Korea | 2005년 APEC 정상회의 기념주화 | 2005 | conference | 1 | Browse class |
| G20 Seoul Summit | 서울 G20 정상회의 기념주화 | 2010 | conference | 1 | Browse class |
| Seoul Nuclear Security Summit | 서울 핵안보정상회의 기념주화 | 2012 | conference | 1 | Browse class |
| Yeosu Expo | 여수 세계박람회 기념주화 | 2012 | international organization | 6 | Browse class |
| 7th World Water Forum | 제7차 세계물포럼 기념주화 | 2015 | conference | 1 | Browse class |
| 25th World Scout Jamboree Saemangeum 2023 | 2023 새만금 「제25회 세계스카우트잼버리」 기념주화 | 2022 | international organization | 2 | Browse class |
| APEC 2025 Korea | 2025년 APEC 정상회의 기념주화 | 2025 | conference | 2 | Browse class |
Coin-type register
Representative official coin types
Face value is not issue price. Issued quantity is not authorized, manufactured, distributed, sold, proof, set, or overseas quantity. Unknown fields stay unavailable.
22 coin types
| Program and type | Official Korean heading | Issue | Face value | Material / composition | Specification | Issued quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daejeon International Expositionkr-comm-p10-i001 | 오만원화한빛탑 / 박람회 공식휘장 | 1993-06-09 | 50,000 KRW | goldGold(92.5%), Silver(3%), Cu(4.5%) | 33.626 g · 30 mm | Unknownnot-stated-on-official-catalog-record |
| Daejeon International Expositionkr-comm-p10-i002 | 이만오천원화혼천의와 천문관측 Dome / 박람회 공식휘장 | 1993-06-09 | 25,000 KRW | goldGold(92.5%), Silver(3%), Cu(4.5%) | 16.813 g · 24 mm | Unknownnot-stated-on-official-catalog-record |
| Daejeon International Expositionkr-comm-p10-i003 | 만원화청자비룡형주자 / 박람회 공식휘장 | 1993-06-09 | 10,000 KRW | silverSilver(92.5%), Cu(7.5%) | 33.626 g · 40 mm | Unknownnot-stated-on-official-catalog-record |
| Daejeon International Expositionkr-comm-p10-i004 | 오천원화농악 / 박람회 공식휘장 | 1993-06-09 | 5,000 KRW | silverSilver(92.5%), Cu(7.5%) | 16.813 g · 32 mm | Unknownnot-stated-on-official-catalog-record |
| Daejeon International Expositionkr-comm-p10-i005 | 오천원화물레 / 박람회 공식휘장 | 1993-06-09 | 5,000 KRW | silverSilver(92.5%), Cu(7.5%) | 16.813 g · 32 mm | Unknownnot-stated-on-official-catalog-record |
| Daejeon International Expositionkr-comm-p10-i006 | 천원화마스코트 / 박람회 공식휘장 및 28개 별자리 | 1993-06-09 | 1,000 KRW | base metalCu(92%), Ni(6%), Al(2%) | 12.56 g · 30 mm | Unknownnot-stated-on-official-catalog-record |
| 50th Anniversary of the United Nationskr-comm-p12-i001 | 천원화세계의 어린이 6명, 지구, 월계수 / 유엔창설50주년 기념휘장 | 1995-08-14 | 1,000 KRW | base metalCu(75%), Ni(25%) | 12 g · 30 mm | 69,100official-issued-quantity-thousand-pieces |
| ASEM Seoul 2000kr-comm-p16-i001 | 이만원화아시아·유럽지도 / 2000년 서울개최용 ASEM 엠블럼 | 2000-10-18 | 20,000 KRW | silverSilver(92.5%), Cu(7.5%) | 16.72 g · 33 mm | 25,500official-issued-quantity-thousand-pieces |
| APEC 2005 Koreakr-comm-p20-i001 | 이만원화APEC 휘장, 누리마루 APEC 하우스 및 태극선 / 2005년 APEC 정상회의 공식휘장 및 물결무늬 | 2005-11-14 | 20,000 KRW | silverSilver(99.9%) | 20.7 g · 35 mm | 60,200official-issued-quantity-thousand-pieces |
| G20 Seoul Summitkr-comm-p27-i001 | 3만원화광화문, G20 회원국 명칭, 'G20'/서울 G20 정상회의의 심벌 및 대외 메시지 | 2010-11-03 | 10,000 KRW | silver은(99.9%) | 19 g · 33 mm | 51,000official-issued-quantity-thousand-pieces |
| Seoul Nuclear Security Summitkr-comm-p30-i001 | 5만원화지구, 지구를 받치고 있는 손, 서울 핵안보정상회의 로고 | 2012. 3. 15. | 10,000 KRW | silver은(99.9%) | 19 g · 33 mm | 21,500official-issued-quantity-thousand-pieces |
| Yeosu Expokr-comm-p31-i001 | 이만원화국제관(전시관), 박람회 엠블럼 | 2012. 5. 4. | 20,000 KRW | gold금(99.9%) | 15.55 g · 28 mm | 2,800official-issued-quantity-thousand-pieces |
| Yeosu Expokr-comm-p31-i002 | 만오천원화Big-O(공연시설), 박람회 엠블럼 | 2012. 5. 4. | 5,000 KRW | gold금(99.9%) | 7.78 g · 22 mm | 3,700official-issued-quantity-thousand-pieces |
| Yeosu Expokr-comm-p31-i003 | 만원화스카이타워(공연·전시 시설), 담수화 이미지, '2012', 박람회 엠블럼 | 2012. 5. 4. | 10,000 KRW | silver은(99.9%) | 31.1 g · 40 mm | 7,700official-issued-quantity-thousand-pieces |
| Yeosu Expokr-comm-p31-i004 | 오천원화한국관(전시관), 'EXPO', 'YEO(SU)', 박람회 엠블럼 | 2012. 5. 4. | 5,000 KRW | silver은(99.9%) | 15.55 g · 32 mm | 7,200official-issued-quantity-thousand-pieces |
| Yeosu Expokr-comm-p31-i005 | 오천원화주제관(전시관), 'YEOSU', 'EX(PO)', 박람회 엠블럼 | 2012. 5. 4. | 5,000 KRW | silver은(99.9%) | 15.55 g · 32 mm | 6,600official-issued-quantity-thousand-pieces |
| Yeosu Expokr-comm-p31-i006 | 천원화박람회 마스코트(여니와 수니), 박람회 엠블럼 | 2012. 5. 4. | 1,000 KRW | bimetallic① 외부 둘레 : 구리 75%, 아연 21%, 니켈 4% ② 내부 둘레 : 구리 75%, 니켈 25% ③ 중심 : 구리 65%, 아연 35% | 10.1 g · 28.2 mm | 40,000official-issued-quantity-thousand-pieces |
| 7th World Water Forumkr-comm-p40-i001 | 천원화지구의 모습이 투영된 물방울, 물을 뜻하는 세계 각국의 33개 언어 제7차 세계물포럼의 공식 엠블럼 | 2015-03-25 | 1,000 KRW | bimetallic①외부둘레 : 구리 75%, 아연 21% 니켈 4% ②내부둘레 : 구리 75%, 니켈 25% ③중심원 : 구리 65%, 아연 35% | 10.1 g · 28.2 mm | 10,600official-issued-quantity-thousand-pieces |
| 25th World Scout Jamboree Saemangeum 2023kr-comm-p56-i001 | 은화I잼버리 활동에 필요한 물품, 대회 공식 캐릭터인 새버미 | 2022-10-06 | 50,000 KRW | silver은(99.9%) | 15.55 g · 33 mm | 7,500official-issued-quantity-thousand-pieces |
| 25th World Scout Jamboree Saemangeum 2023kr-comm-p56-i002 | 은화II새만금 방조제 및 스카우트 대원, 한국스카우트연맹 엠블렘 | 2022-10-06 | 50,000 KRW | silver은(99.9%) | 15.55 g · 33 mm | 7,500official-issued-quantity-thousand-pieces |
| APEC 2025 Koreakr-comm-p64-i001 | 은화 Ⅰ전통 창호의 한 형태인 솟을민꽃살문, 21개의 결합점 / 2025년 APEC 정상회의 공식 엠블럼 | 2025-09-09 | 70,000 KRW | silver은(99.9%) | 19 g · 35 mm | 7,500official-issued-quantity-thousand-pieces |
| APEC 2025 Koreakr-comm-p64-i002 | 은화 Ⅱ첨성대, 21개의 연결된 점, 정상회의 모습 / 2025년 APEC 정상회의 공식 엠블럼 | 2025-09-09 | 70,000 KRW | silver은(99.9%) | 19 g · 35 mm | 7,500official-issued-quantity-thousand-pieces |
Legal status and distribution
Legal tender rarely means ordinary circulation
Bank of Korea commemoratives are legal tender, while the Bank's own history notes that they are rarely used to buy goods. Exchange value remains the face value. Proof manufacture, collector sale, par issue, premium issue, set inclusion, and actual circulation are therefore independent facts.
| Layer | What it proves | What it does not prove |
|---|---|---|
| Legal tender | Bank of Korea coin and face value | Everyday circulation or current value |
| Proof | Manufacturing presentation when issue-specific | Separate denomination or circulation |
| Par issue | Face value plus incidental costs | Bank exchange at a teller window |
| Premium issue | Special-law financing sale above face | Gold or silver by itself |
Quantities and original prices
Definitions travel with every number
The official catalog's issued quantity is preserved in pieces. The 2019 centennial record separately documents maximum volume, single and set allocations, domestic and international shares, applications, and a lottery. It states a face-plus-cost price formula; no inaccessible amount is invented and no original price becomes market value.
Quantity
Authorized, planned, manufactured, issued, distributed, sold, proof, set, and overseas fields never substitute for one another.
Original price
Recorded only from an official amount or formula and labeled by single coin or set.
Market value
Outside Phase 5; no dealer, auction, or investment claims.
Grading and authentication
Identify the exact issue before evaluating condition
Compare program, batch, denomination, date, composition, weight, diameter or non-round dimensions, edge, official Korean heading, and both designs. For proofs, separate hairlines, haze, spots, handling, capsule or case friction, and cleaning from circulation wear. Packaging and certificates support provenance but cannot authenticate a coin alone.
| Check | Method | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Metal and dimensions | Use the exact Bank of Korea type row | Tolerance needs issue-specific evidence |
| Design | Read Korean subject, denomination, date, and orientation together | One photograph cannot certify authenticity |
| Proof surfaces | Inspect mirrors, frost, hairlines, haze, spots, and cleaning | Proof is not a grade |
| Packaging | Match case, capsule, certificate, and included coins | Packaging is a separate product object |
Evidence conflicts
Current Korean issuer evidence controls
The shorter English Bank catalog and the older 2022 Bank essay remain useful, but they do not override the current Korean catalog's scope. Counts, translated titles, sales classes, quantity semantics, and image use all retain their recorded evidence boundaries.
| Field | Resolution | Publication impact |
|---|---|---|
| catalog counts | Store 65 program records, 72 issuance-event records, and 213 issue records as separate hierarchy levels. | Counts may be shown only with their level labels. |
| official language catalog parity | The Korean catalog controls canonical identity and count; English is a terminology cross-check. | Localized names are editorially normalized and retain the official Korean name. |
| catalog currency | Use the current catalog with a checked date; retain the essay for methodology, not current count. | Every current total carries the 2026-07-31 status-check date. |
| quantity | Preserve issuedQuantity and keep every other quantity field null unless separately sourced. | No missing quantity becomes zero and no issued total becomes a sales total. |
| institutional role | Store issuer, producer, sales operator, and event entity separately. | KOMSCO medals and products are excluded unless linked to a Bank of Korea coin ID. |
| proof and circulation | Proof finish, legal tender, collector distribution, and actual circulation are independent fields. | No Phase 5 issue is labeled circulating without issue-specific official evidence. |
| official image reuse | Archive exact source files and use deterministic processing only; keep all public paths blocked until sample approval. | No Phase 5 source reference is installed as public art in this batch. |
Continue browsing
Related Korea encyclopedia routes
All routes retain independent evidence and publication gates.
Bank of Korea legal-tender commemorative programs from the 1971 first issue through the 2025 Liberation 80th coins, organized by program rather than thin issue pages.
south program directory South Korean Commemorative ProgramsThe canonical hierarchy of 65 Bank of Korea program sections, 72 issuance occasions, and 213 coin types.
south distribution browser Premium South Korean Commemorative CoinsOfficially documented premium event programs, kept distinct from par issues, face value, proof finish, and market value.
south theme browser National Anniversaries and State MilestonesRepublic, government, institutional, and long-horizon historical anniversary programs, without merging liberation into a generic label.
south theme browser Liberation Anniversary Commemorative CoinsThe 30th, 50th, 60th, 70th, and 80th Liberation anniversary programs, framed with Korean historical institutions.
south theme browser Olympic Commemorative CoinsSeoul hosting, Seoul 1988, and PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic legal-tender coin programs.
south theme browser Asian Games Commemorative CoinsSeoul 1986, Busan 2002, and Incheon 2014 Asian Games programs with issue and sale classes kept separate.
south theme browser International Sports Commemorative CoinsWorld Cup, shooting, athletics, swimming, military, and national sports programs outside the Olympic and Asian Games lenses.
Sources
Institutional evidence for this page
Source links support the stated scope; they do not license unsourced varieties, market values, or image reuse beyond recorded terms.
Commemorative Coins — Republic of Korea historical catalog
official-issuer-catalog · 2026-07-31
Open sourceCommemorative Coins
official-issuer-english-cross-check · 2026-07-31
Open sourceThe Past and Present of Bank of Korea Commemorative Coins
official-methodology-and-history · 2026-07-31
Open sourceCurrency Reproduction Guidelines
official-image-use-policy · 2026-07-31
Open sourceBank of Korea Annual Report 2025
official-annual-report · 2026-07-31
Open sourceIssuance of the Centennial Anniversary Commemorative Coins (Second)
official-issue-announcement · 2026-07-31
Open sourceCommemorative Coin Application
official-mint-process · 2026-07-31
Open sourcePublic Drawing for the 100 Years of the Korean Census Two-Coin Set
official-mint-sales-update · 2026-07-31
Open sourceLiberation and the Establishment of the Republic of Korea
official-korean-history-context · 2026-07-31
Open sourceUnknown issue prices, quantity definitions, sales, sets, finishes, circulation use, attributions, and image identity remain unavailable. They never become zero, a market price, or a confident claim.