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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mlov43, post: 2028704, member: 16729&quot;]I&#039;m guessing the reason is the same:&nbsp; To put them on a string.&nbsp; The square ones were cast, so I&#039;m guessing (if you metallurgists out there would correct me) it might have been easier(?) to cast a square hole than a round one?</p><p><br /></p><p>Using modern methods, minting coins with round holes in the centers (what the Koreans call <i>Yugong juhwa</i>), is harder than those that don&#039;t have them.&nbsp; That&#039;s why the Koreans didn&#039;t make their 50 Won coin with a hole in it in 1972:&nbsp; Their minting technology did not allow for it at that time.&nbsp; So they minted it as a regular <i>Won-hyeong </i>(round type) coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Square vs. round?&nbsp; I wonder the real reason..[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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