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500 won coin information


Five hundred won
South Korea
Value500 South Korean won
Mass7.70 g
Diameter26.5 mm
Thickness2.00 mm
Edge120 reeds
CompositionCupronickel
75% Cu
25% Ni
Years of minting1982–present
Obverse
DesignRed-crowned crane, value (hangul)
Designer-
Design date1982
Reverse
DesignValue (digit), bank title, year of minting
Designer-
Design date1982

The 500 won coin (Korean: 오백원 동전; Hanja: 五百圓 銅錢; RR: Obaegwon dongjeon; MR: Obaegwŏn tongjŏn) is one of the South Korean won coins issued by the Bank of Korea, the central bank of South Korea.

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