| Title: Definitive Stamp (5 (Old) Won) U.S. Military Government Office "Won" Series (View a picture of Golden Crown of the Shilla Dynasty) (View a block of Stamps) |
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Stamp Serial#
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15 | |||
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KPC#
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54 | |||
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MICHEL#
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18 | |||
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StanGib#
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86 | |||
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Scott#
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72 | |||
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Date of Issue
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09/10/1946 | |||
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Quantity
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1,500,000 | |||
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Denomination
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5 (Old) Won | |||
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Design
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Golden Crown of Shilla Dynasty | |||
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Designer
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Oh Choong-whan | |||
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Image Area
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21mm¡¿30mm | |||
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Perforation
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11¨ö¡¿11 | |||
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Sheet Composition
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10¡¿10 | |||
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Paper
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White Japanese paper; no watermark | |||
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Printer
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Kyung-wha Printing Office | |||
| Description | ||||
| Extracted from "A Handbook of Korea"; published 1978, by KOIS.
Most of the tomb finds of SilIa provenance date from the 5th and 6th centuries AD., that is, the Old Silla period. Of the thousands of artifacts recovered from Old Silla tombs, the most spectacular are the gold crowns. Of the several extant, the largest and the most ornate is the one recovered from the Gold Crown Tomb (the tomb was so named because of the crown found in it). The towering object, 44.4cm tall, consists of an inner piece and an outer piece. It is of lattice-like construction with dangling gold; jade, and glass pendants that shimmer with the slightest movement The original function and meaning of this and other crowns have not been determined. This crown is designated National Treasure No. 87 and is displayed at the National Museum in Seoul. |
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