Medal Highlights:
Contains 1 oz of .999 fine Silver.
Limited mintage of 40,000 rounds.
Sixth issue of the successful South Korean medal bullion series.
Obverse: 2021 continues with the 2020 version of the gwi-myeon-wa, the shield of Chiwoo Cheonwang. The design features stronger facial features as well as two large bull horns. This grinning gi-wa design is owned by the Gyeongju National Museum of the Republic of Korea. Design also incorporates a lenticular security feature.
Reverse: Depicts the great Chiwoo Cheonwang in full battle dress beating on a traditional war drum with such fierceness that lightning bolts shoot out amid his soldiers on horseback.
Source: Apmex
KOMSCO, the official mint of South Korea, produced this medallion series. They have chosen Chiwoo Cheonwang as the historical figure to celebrate the country’s first-ever Silver bullion series. Chiwoo Cheonwang is revered for both his skill, endurance, or ingenuity and other historical feats and the folklore tales attributed to him. He is known in both the Korean and Chinese cultures.
In Korean mythology, Chiwoo is known as the God of War. He rules a vast empire and protect his kingdom from the forces of evil, both from the mortal and immortal realms. The design of his battle shield features the horrific figure of Do ggae bi, a beast similar to the hobgoblin of Western cultures.
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