The South Korean Tiger is one of the most popular gold bullion items from KOMSCO. Typically offering images of the ferocious tiger in the wild, the 2020 design in the South Korean Tiger Series takes a tamer look at the tiger. Today, 2020 1/2 oz South Korean Gold Tiger Medals are available to you online from JM Bullion.

Medal Highlights:

• Available to you inside of a plastic capsule or a roll of 20 medals!
• 5^th issue of the South Korean Gold Tiger!
• Limited mintage of only 800 medals!
• Contains 1/2 Troy oz of .999 pure gold in BU condition.
• On the obverse is a tiger cub near the Namsan Tower and Gyeongbokgung Palace.
• The reverse features the Korean peninsula made from the letters of the Hangul.

Tigers play a major role in the mythology of various nations across Asia. To the Korean people, the tiger is a vital piece of the foundation mythology of Korean culture. Among the northern kingdoms of Ancient Korea, a bear and tiger asked the god Hwanung to turn them into humans. The tiger failed to follow the instructions of god and remained an animal, while the bear transformed into a human. Today, tigers remain a popular piece of ongoing folklore and have proven popular as the subject of painting and sculptures.

All of the 2020 1/2 oz South Korean Gold Tiger Medals available in this listing are available in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. Each one of the gold medals listed here comes either in a protective plastic capsule or a roll of 20 gold medals.

On the obverse side of 2020 South Korean Gold Tiger Medals is an image of a young tiger cub. Moving away from the ferocious imagery of the tiger used on the series to date, the new 2020 design goes back to the start of the tiger’s life cycle. A young tiger cub is depicted lounging over the gates of the Gyeongbokung Palace. Other elements of the design field include the Namsan Tower near Seoul with blooming azaleas and forsythias representing the renewal and rebirth of spring.

The Gyeongbokung Palace featured in the design is one of the most prominent tourist spots in Seoul, South Korea. It was the home palace of the Joseon Dynasty. The Joseon Dynasty ruled the Korean peninsula for nearly 500 years from its establishment in July 1392 until the formation of the Korean Empire in October 1897.

The reverse field of the 2020 1/2 oz South Korean Gold Tiger Medals comes with a stylized image of the Korean peninsula. The design is created with the use of the letters from the Hangul, the Korean alphabet.

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