| Title: Korean Bridge Series (4th Issue) | ||||
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Stamp Serial#
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2580 | |||
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KPC#
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C-2015 | |||
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Scott#
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Date of Issue
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09/28/2007 | |||
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Quantity
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560,000 | |||
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Denomination
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250 won | |||
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Design
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Yeongjong Bridge | |||
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Photographer
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Kim Chang-hwan | |||
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Designer
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Lee Gi-seog | |||
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Image Area
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47mm x 27mm | |||
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Perforation
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13 | |||
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Sheet Composition
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4 x 4 | |||
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Paper
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White unwatermarked | |||
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Printing process
and colors |
Photogravure, five colors | |||
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Print
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Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation | |||
| Description | ||||
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In this fourth segment of the Korean Bridge series, such representative suspension
and truss bridges of Korea as Gwangan Bridge, Seongsu Bridge, Seongsan Bridge, and Yeongjong Bridge are
featured. A suspension bridge has two main towers at each end, between which cables hang. A truss bridge is
shored up by a web of triangles composed of timbers or steel rods.
Yeongjong Bridge Shaped after traditional eaves of time-honored Korean houses, Yeongjong Bridge links Gyeongseo-dong (Jang Island) and Unbuk-dong (Yeongjong Island) of Incheon City. The Bridge was completed in 2000 after 60 months of construction that started in 1995. As the exclusive link to Incheon International Airport, the Bridge has two decks which are used for both general traffic and railroad conveyance. The Bridge is 36.1m wide and 4,420m long, 550m of which comprise the suspension bridge section and 2,250m for the truss bridge section. |
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