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50 Won Kwan Sun Yu
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1970-1971 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts Yu Kwan-sun (1902–1920), the celebrated Korean independence activist, shown as a youthful figure holding aloft the Taegukgi (Korean national flag) billowing dramatically to the right. To the left stands a detailed rendering of a traditional Korean pavilion, evoking the historical setting of the March 1st Independence Movement. The legend REPUBLIC OF KOREA arches boldly along the upper rim in Latin script, while the subject's life dates 1904 - 1920 and the name KWAN SUN YU are inscribed along the lower border in two lines. |
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| Reverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF KOREA 1904 - 1920 KWAN SUN YU |
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Yu Gwan-sun was a teenage independence activist executed by Japanese colonial authorities in 1920 after leading the March 1st Movement protests in Cheonan. This coin was issued as part of Korea's first commemorative series marking the 50th anniversary of the movement — though "commemorative" undersells it; the series was a deliberate act of national historical assertion by a government still navigating the fraught politics of its relationship with Japan.
The .999 silver specification at just 2.8 grams made for an unusually fine but physically slight piece, struck in limited quantities over two years.