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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mlov43, post: 2218317, member: 16729&quot;]South Korean 1 Won coin</p><p>[ATTACH=full]434249[/ATTACH] </p><p>First released in 1966, the 1 Won appeared as a brass coin for its first two years (&#039;66, &#039;67) and since the minting costs started to exceed 2.74 won per coin (with prices expected to increase 20%), the South Korean Mint switched to aluminum in 1968.&nbsp; The new cost per coin was still over face-value.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]434252[/ATTACH] </p><p>The coin was then redesigned as a part of an effort to harmonize all six circulating coins&#039; designs, which were based on the 500 Won coins&#039; design, first introduced in 1982.</p><p>These coins lasted in circulation until the late 1980s, when inflation made them more of a nuisance than anything: Things started to get priced to the nearest 5, then 10 won.&nbsp; The Mint still made millions yearly until 1991, keeping most of these in storage.&nbsp; Since 1995, they&#039;ve only appeared in Bank of Korea yearly mint sets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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