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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;manymore, post: 2378645, member: 17118&quot;]Yes, it would be a national treasure.</p><p><br /></p><p>But according to &quot;Money in Korea&quot; (朝鮮貨幣) published by the Central Bank of the DPR Korea (i.e. &quot;North Korea&quot;), a &quot;1 <i>yang</i>&quot; trial coin actually exists and, presumably, is in the bank&#039;s collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, this pattern coin is made of 100% tin.&nbsp; It has a diameter of 24 mm, a thickness of 1.5 mm and a weight of more than 3.5 grams.&nbsp; (There is also a 5 <i>mun </i>trial version of the coin but it is made of copper.)</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin was minted at the Kyongsong Mint and is actually dated <i>ulyu</i> (乙酉) which would be the 22nd year of the sexagenary cycle which is the year 1885.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whoever produced the fake coin on eBay has obviously never seen the image of the authentic coin in the book since there are significant differences between the two.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gary[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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