Korean Tiger

I Know this is more of a bullion thing than a world coin thing but hey, I figured it would get more love over here. It's a beautiful design I think. Mintage of 30,000. KOMSCO started minting gold Tigers in 2016 but 2018 is the first year for the silver Tigers.
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Funny how all the words are in English. Pretty clear they're aiming for the foreign market. I do like the tiger though.

 

Nice design on the tiger, and I think it's coo, what they did with the letters and the peninsula.

 

The characters on the peninsula spell out 대한민국 which is "Republic of Korea" in Hangeul

 

I was wondering if that said something. Still, I feel like all the words in the most prominent locations are English.

 

That's true. Though working as a Korean linguist for the last 11 years and having lived in Korea as well, I'm not at all surprised
Still, probably marketed to non-Koreans more than Koreans.

 

I ordered one. Thanks for sharing!

 

They are not the only ones looking for foreign markets. I heard the Canadian $8 coins are meant to entice the Chinese who consider the number eight to be a lucky number.

 

What does it show in this part?
It's a shifting pattern correct?

 

The Chiwoos have the same thing. You tilt it and it says 999.

 

It shifts between 999 and Ag.

 

I've got each of the Chiwoos that have been released so far as well. I'm not a huge fan of them but Korea is near and dear to me so I will continue to get them haha.

 

Korean Tiger. The Korean Republic is, of course, South Korea. Strange that coins are in English. Could that be because of closeness to the United States ? The tiger, although attractive, it's a pity that it's head almost merges with it's body.

 

Many Koreans think that the peninsula looks like a tiger.



I personally think it looks more like a rabbit:

 

I didn't know that. In the second picture, there is no tiger. Has he been eaten up by that vicious rabbit ??? Interesting, isn't it, that North and South are together in ?both illustrations. But the Rabbit better watch out, or he'll get bitten in the bum by Japan !!!

 

Well the tiger picture is from waaaaaaaaaaaaay before there was a North/South Korea lol. The rabbit has a DMZ line going through his chest
Also, if you look around the bum of the rabbit you will see a bunch islands. I consider those to be rabbit raisins...so maybe Japan should be on the look out to avoid getting defecated on.

 

Lucky for Japan that North and South haven't changed places !!!

 

Here’s an early Korean coin. Cast in the years 1097-1107, it reads Tong Guk Tong Bao (Eastern Country Circulating Currency).

 

All I know is that the entire peninsula (North and South) altogether has a few more square miles than does the state of Minnesota.

 

Something else Minnesota hasn't got - the 38th parallel (and Rocket Man !!!).