| Issuer | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Year | 1959-1961 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 50 Hwan |
| Currency | Hwan (1953-1962) |
| Composition | Nickel brass (70% Copper, 18% Zinc, and 12% Nickel) |
| Weight | 3.69 g |
| Diameter | 22.86 mm |
| Thickness | 1.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | 21 March 1975 |
| Reference(s) | KM#2 |
| Obverse description | Value and date per the Korean calendar |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF KOREA 50 4292 |
| Reverse description | Geobukseon (turtle ship), Korean battleship used from the 15th to the 19th century, value, bank title (Hangul). |
| Reverse script | Hangul |
| Reverse lettering | 오십환 한국은행 (Translation: Fifty Hwan Bank of Korea) |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 4292 (1959) - - 24 640 000 4292 (1959) - countermarked (Sample Issue) - 4294 (1961) - - 20 000 000 |
| Numisquare ID | 4727498870 |
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