The 2nd Series of Pyeongchang Olympic coins have been revealed, along with a 2,000-Won "commemorative banknote." The Bank of Korea has revealed the second series (2차) of the upcoming Winter Olympics commemorative coins, available for pre-purchase beginning next Monday (September 11, 2017) and ends on Friday. People should be able to pre-order at any bank in Korea. The coins will be struck next month, and released the following month (November) if all goes as planned. All of the coins are in proof finish, as is to be expected, and have reeded (milled) edges. They are: (1) Gold 30,000-Won: 4,500 max. mintage, 99.9gold, 35mm, 31.1g (1)Gold 20,000-Won: 15,000 max. mintage, 99.9gold, 28mm, 15.55g (7) Silver 5,000-Won: 175,000 max. mintage, 99.9silver, 33mm, 15.55g (1) Brass 1,000-Won: 70,000 max. mintage, 65 Cu/35 Zn, 40mm, 26.0g There are two new Paralympic commemorative coins: One Silver 5,000-Won of 25,000 mintage, and one Brass (65% Cu / 35% Zn) 1,000-Won of 70,000 mintage. All designs by the Bank of Korea, the South Korean Mint (Komsco), the Pyeongchang Olympic Committee, and "lots of consultation from outside experts." I wonder if everyone got along okay on this list of folks who got together to design these coins? From what I read about the "Olympics promotion" coins minted in 1982 and 1983, the Korean Olympic Committee and the Bank of Korea did not get along together very well, since the Committee had hoped to skim the seigniorage off of the minting of those coins to help support the Olympic effort in South Korea. The Bank "stuck the rules to them" and blocked them from taking the seigniorage. Like the 42nd World Shooting Championships coins, the Korean Olympic Committee was only able to attach premiums to the sale of their 1982~1983 Olympic coins.
