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👍 대한민국 1902 JAPANESE KOREA EMPEROR GOJONG 40 YEAR REIGN SILVER MEDAL 韩国光武帝银章
👍 대한민국 1902 JAPANESE KOREA EMPEROR GOJONG 40 YEAR REIGN SILVER MEDAL 韩国光武帝银章
👍 대한민국 1902 JAPANESE KOREA EMPEROR GOJONG 40 YEAR REIGN SILVER MEDAL 韩国光武帝银章

👍 대한민국 1902 JAPANESE KOREA EMPEROR GOJONG 40 YEAR REIGN SILVER MEDAL 韩国光武帝银章

$ 633.6

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Vintage medal.
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Modified Item: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Restocking Fee: No

    Description

    Check out my other listings now for more medals on sale.
    This is an original medal, not a reproduction. Rare item.
    33.35mm; 15.20gms. Barac-B-2; Peterson-239/40. Original silver loop and clasp removed, with negligible damage to the medal. Tiny hole in edge where the loop was once attached. No ribbon. Nice patina. A similar medal in the same condition without loop and clasp was sold in November 2015 by Stack's Bowers for US93 (Total paid by buyer was 16 when including auction house commission, see Stacksbowers Auction House Lot 39304 )
    The is medal was established in 1902 to celebrate the fortieth year of Emperor Gojong's (the Gwangmu Emperor) reign. Gojong was later forced to abdicate by the Japanese and some say the Japanese poisoned him in prison. He died in 1919.
    Anyway, perhaps 1901 was a better year for this emperor. He had an official medal made to celebrate his rule, and no doubt plenty of parties to celebrate his reign. This medal was issued in both silver and bronze, but I have never seen the latter. Both medals are exceedingly rare. The silver was probably awarded to nobility and the bronze to officials and others who qualified for the medal.
    The design has the famous Hall of Benevolent Administration, which is is the Duksoo Palace in Seoul. On the reverse, the Korean crown is at the top. The inscription here is entirely in Korean, which read.
    ‘Imperial Korea, His Majesty the Emperor, In Commemoration of the Forty-Year Reign, And to Pray for Sixty Additional Years of His Majesty’s Life, Commemorative Silver Medal, Kwangmu 5 [1902], 10th Month 18th Day.’
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