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Message:: [QUOTE="mlov43, post: 5136085, member: 16729"]No conspiracy was implied.   Just a bad idea, in my opinion. The artist (and his work) got "canceled" by officialdom just for being alive at a certain time.   He's no longer "acceptable." The coin is just "changed," true. But the "change" is based on the original artist being "canceled." Also, this artist's entire REPUTATION is getting destroyed (officially), even without looking at the entirety of his career and body of work.  I'd say that is a flavor of (unfair) revisionism. As for the COIN, it circulated for 40 years, they knew about his exhibiting art in the early 1940s all during that time (and he did NOT commit any crimes, btw!), and only NOW is it a problem. It is sad, but Jang is dead now, so the only people upset are his family.  I think he was a very talented artist who doesn't deserve to be "downgraded," at least not for the reasons stated.  And it's a waste of money, unless the 100-Won needed to be updated for another reason, which I don't think it did.  All coins are still (officially) supposed to go away to be replaced by credits added to your USIM card on your smartphone. If this is what people in Korea want, more power to them.  I just think it's unfair to Jang's legacy.[/QUOTE]