The confiscation of property owned by a foreign company is a dark portent. This is typical of governments that fashion themselves as ostensibly...
Yeah, I was worried that you might have had such experiences, gx... The historical facts, are just that. Like you said, we should acknowledge...
Okay. Here ARE the reasons why: According to the Institute for Research in Collaborationist Activities, the artist received the recognition and...
Ah. That ↑ might help explain your statements above. I believe the followers of this thread can NOW accurately judge the veracity of your...
I found an interesting English-language opinion piece on this controversy. https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2020/11/197_299260.html The...
I've got a better "cost cutting measure" than melting the coins, one that will save even more money: Just don't change the design on the 100-Won...
↑ THAT is true. I wonder what "info" a painter like Jang had that would have "helped" Japan? Not a rhetorical question; I really do wonder what...
That's good for you: The difference in exchange value between a 500-Won and 500-Yen coin is tenfold!
Not saying I agree with the replacement of Jackson with Tubman. However people CAN use these facts I noted about these two above as a sort of...
Yes, this is the most recent controversy in the USA. (right?) Some pointed out that Tubman was a Union spy and received military honors at her...
The circulation coins have been showing up later and later in the year for a couple of years now. Perhaps the urgency to get tons of coins into...
Yeah, some of this "seeing offense" where there is none should NEVER be entertained or given credence. That's also why I don't like the attack...
Relevant.
Agreed. He could have at least given him a gift card (under $50) to a take out restaurant. That would have been a kind show of gratitude. At...
If you have some South Korean currency, i.e. not real money(!), I'll take it off of your hands for free. Because it's not real money, right?
Yeah, not EVERY image that has stylized run rays like this is tantamount to the Japanese kaigunki (the "rising sun" Naval Flag). Just my opinion...
Okay. It's not a big deal to you. You have made your statement, and I have read it. Thank you. While you may not think so, this is a big news...
About seven bucks.
I understand that sequestering the Second Series coins over time and melting them down is part of this, actually. Well, that's in the works......
Textbook changes have happened in South Korea based on certain, um, "narratives," too. I've heard the Ministry of Education was thinking it was a...
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