User:Donald Trung/Won (圓) expansion (October 2019)/Gold Wons

Coins


Coins were minted in the denominations of ½, 1, 5, 10 and 20 chon, ½, 5, 10 and 20 won. The coins all carried the title of the "state", Daehan (대한; 大韓), and the Korean era name, Gwangmu (광무; 光武) and then Yunghui (융희;隆熙), whilst the specifications were equivalent to the coins of the Japanese yen.

List of coins of the Korean won:

List of coins of the Korean won:

The dragon symbol was replaced by the phoenix on the ½ chon, 1 chon, and 5 chon coins when these coins started being produced by the Japan Mint.

Rare coins
There is some question as to whether or not any ½ chon coins were minted in the year Gwangmu 11.

The ½ chon coins minted in the years 1907 (隆熙元年) and 1910 (隆熙四年) are known to be very scarce.


 * In September 2011 a 5 chon coin from 1909 was at auction for $138,000.

The 5 won gold coins are dated to have been produced in the years 1908 (隆熙二年) and 1909 (隆熙三年). Only two known pieces of the 1909 version of the 5 won are known to be extent, one of these pieces was sold at an auction for $460,000 in September 2011.

The 10 won gold coins are dated to have been produced in the years 1906 (光武十年) and 1909 (隆熙三年). Only two examples of the 1909 coin are known to be extent with one specimen of this series being sold at an auction for $299,000 in September 2011.

The 20 won gold coins are dated to have been produced in the years 1906 (光武十年), 1908 (隆熙二年), and 1909 (隆熙三年). Only two specimens of the 1909 coin are known to be extent with one specimen of this series being sold at an auction for $632,500 in September 2011.