Korean Tiger Bullion Series Medal

The Korean Tiger Bullion Series Medal (Korean: 호랑이불리온) is a series of gold bullion medals issued by the Korean Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corporation (KOMSCO). The first series was introduced in June 2016. The medals are minted in the following denominations of 1/4 oz, 1/2 oz, and 1 oz of 99.99% of fine gold.

KOMSCO plan the tiger bullion series as a yearly issue, the design changes every year. Unlike other bullion coins like Perth Mint Kangaroo Bullion and Chinese Gold Panda. It has a limited annual mintage, this may raise their numismatic value over the value of gold used.

The Design - Korean Tiger
In Korean history and culture, the tiger is regarded as a guardian that drives away evil spirit and a sacred creature that brings good luck – the symbol of courage and power.

Obverse: Features the powerful Korean tiger. Reverse: Depicts representation of the Korean peninsula in Hangul.

Anti-Counterfeit Technology
In order to prevent forgery, the medal was created with the traditional hallmark and latent image technology. The image changes letters according to the tilted angles, From [AU] to [9999] purity of the fine gold.

Mintage
The following table present the Korean Tiger series mintage by KOMSCO, Korean Mint