코리아 포스트 모바일 사이트 , KOMSCO issues commemoration medals for King Sejong , top singers 
 KOMSCO issues commemoration medals for King Sejong , top singers 
 기사 승인 2018 . 11 . 28 15 : 15 : 46 
 - In celebration of 600 th anniversary of coronation of King Sejong 
 Celebrating outstanding achievements of some historical and current figures in Korea , including King Sejong and the top singer Cho Yong - pil , Korea Minting , Security Printing and ID Card Operating Corporation ( KOMSCO ) recently issued their commemoration gold and silver medals . 
 KOMSCO commemoration gold and silver medals . 
 In early October , the KOMSCO launched three different kinds of medals commemorating 600 th anniversary of enthronement of King Sejong who invented the Hangeul , the Korean alphabet – two gold medals and one silver medal . As the second in series of royal seals , these medals feature the royal seal of King Sejong designed by an intangible cultural asset . New commemoration medals come in three types in limited number of 1 , 800 medals , including gold medals ( 37 . 3 grams ) , gold - plated medals ( 31 . 1 grams ) and silver medals ( 31 . 1 grams ) . Their prices ( including VAT ) are KRW 2 . 75 million for a gold medal , KRW 385 , 000 for a gold - plated medal and KRW 297 , 000 for a silver medal . 
 At the same time , the KOMSCO issued two kinds of medals commemorating the ‘ Wolincheongang Jigok ’( a compilation of Korean songs written by King Sejong ) – a gold medal with design of gold type ( 93 . 3 grams ) and a gold - plated silver medal with design of silver type ( 93 . 3 grams ) – in limited number of 600 medals . Their prices ( including VAT ) are KRW 2 . 64 million for gold medal and KRW 660 , 000 for silver medal . All of these commemoration medals were on subscription sale in the middle of October 2018 at online shopping malls of KOMSCO ( www . koreamint . com ) , Hyundai Department Store ( www . hmall . com / www . thehyundai . com ) , and Poongsan Hwadong Company ( www . hwadong . com ) as well as branches of IBK , Nonghyup and post offices . 
 KOMSCO launched medals commemorating 600 th anniversary of enthronement of King Sejong . 
 Then on October 23 , 2018 , KOMSCO unveiled three types of medals commemorating 50 th anniversary of debut by the top singer Jo Yong - pil , including premium medal I ( gold , 31 . 3 grams in weight , 99 . 9 % of purity and 40 mm in diameter ) , premium medal II ( gold , 15 . 55 grams in weight , 99 . 9 % of purity and 28 mm in diameter ) , and collection medal ( silver , 15 . 55 grams in weight , 99 . 9 % of purity and 40 mm in diameter ) , in limited number of 5 , 050 medals . Since he debuted in 1968 as a member of ‘ Atkins Group ’, Jo Yong - pil presented excitement and pleasure to all generations with numerous hit songs , and published 19 regular albums to be admired as the king of singer . 
 These commemoration medals depicted a scene of Jo Yong - pil ’ s performance along with his signatures , such as a guitar , microphone and sun glasses on the front side and a 50 th anniversary emblem on the rear side . Prices of these medals ( including VAT ) are KRW 2 . 75 million for premium medal I , KRW 1 . 43 million for premium medal II , and KRW 165 , 000 for collection medal . These medals were on subscription sale for two weeks from October 23 to November 4 , 2018 at the online shopping mall of KOMSCO ( www . koreamint . com ) , and Poongsan Hwadong Company ( www . hwadong . com ) as well as branches of IBK , Nonghyup and Golden Dew Lotte Department Stores . 
 KOMSCO launched medals commemorating 50 th anniversary of debut by the top singer Jo Yong - pil . 
 In addition , KOMSCO also issued commemoration medals for EXO , a global top idol group , in April this year to celebrate typical K - Pop stars who contributed to spread of Korean Wave culture across the world . The medal depicted faces of 9 members of EXO group and its logo . The most popular group , EXO , sold more than one million albums since it debuted in 2012 , recording the Korea first ‘ quadruple million seller ’. And the group won more than 20 grand prizes in music for the fifth consecutive year .