I'm wondering if the South Korea 1 Clay silvers are meant to be denominations of 1 Clay, but are also just called medals. It was a bit confusing. Is it just like an ancient currency denomination that's being honored today? I couldn't find that info online and without any reference the "Clay" term seems a bit random. I'm guessing that Clay actually refers to some historical currency of some sort, but I just can't find it. Also, I checked the KOMSCO website and I can't see a current or future schedule for releases like the US Mint does. Do they have press releases on what will be released? I see a 2017 schedule but nothing current. I'm hoping that they release a turtle ship version and would like to pre-order that, so as to avoid any crazy pricing like the first Clay medal in the series. Thanks in advance!
Thanks, Paddy. I really don't know much about these medals, other than people are all hyped about them because of some very good marketing by the South Korean Mint, Komsco. They are also well-designed (not my taste really, I'm not really into fantasy stuff) and are struck quite well, for what they are. Here's what Komsco has for an English explanation of the medal, and the meaning of "Clay." Evidently, it's a unit of counting. From: http://www.koreamint.com/goods/detail.do?gno=10505&cate=1829
Wow so the Clay term is completely arbitrary, like car names but for coins. I'm hoping that the silver Clay medals will also feature a turtle ship with Admiral Yi Sun Shin. But, if these are mythical / legendary people instead of historical figures, then it doesn't look like KOMSCO will make a turtle ship one.
