2021 South Korea Tiger "Baekho Edition" 1 oz Silver Coin

Highlights

• 2021 1 oz Silver Korea Tiger Baekho Edition Round.
• Contains 1 troy oz of .999 fine silver.
• Unique, latent-image technology anti-counterfeiting security feature.
• Obverse: Features a colorized scene with a white tiger resting quietly near a grove of bamboo trees in Gangneung. Inscriptions include: "KOREAN TIGER 2021" and "1oz."
• Reverse: Displays a stylistic design of the Korean Peninsula, composed of Korean letters. Inscriptions are: "REPUBLIC OF KOREA," "FINE SILVER 999," South Korea's national emblem, an anti-counterfeiting security feature, and"999 Ag".
• The medallion carries no face value and is not legal tender.

Alert but relaxed

The obverse features a colorized image of a white tiger resting quietly near a grove of bamboo trees in Gangneung, a municipal city in the province of Gangwon-do on the east coast of South Korea. The scene is in the winter, adding a new perspective to the round. A snow-covered temple sits stoicly in the background while snow falls onto the snow-covered ground. Inscriptions are: "KOREAN TIGER 2021" on the upper right of the round with a silhouette of a tiger footprint next to it, "1oz" on the middle right.

Common to the series, the reverse displays a remarkable design, using characters from the Korean alphabet to form the shape of the Korean Peninsula. The larger letters spell the country's official name. The overall stylistic effect is stunning! An attractive narrow band encircles the rim, which displays a pattern of the tiger's stripes. The inscriptions within the band include, "REPUBLIC OF KOREA" at the top rim, and "FINE SILVER 999" at the bottom. To the left of the peninsula design is the national emblem displayed on the Republic of Korea's flag. To the right is the unique anti-counterfeiting security feature of a latent image engraving, which very faintly displays, "999 Ag" in a small circle.