Posted 11/23/2009 5:00 pm
It's not a coin, as you surmised, but not necessarily Korean. The yin-yang symbol (called the "taijitu" in Chinese, "taegeuk" in Korean) is a Taoist concept. The eight trigrams arrayed around it (four of which also appear on the Korean flag) are derived from the I Ching, an ancient Chinese text.
The "bug-like thing" on the other side reminds me of a similar symbol which appears on some coins, such as the Japanese-occupied China 10 fen. I don't know what it means.
I suspect it's a religious amulet.
The "bug-like thing" on the other side reminds me of a similar symbol which appears on some coins, such as the Japanese-occupied China 10 fen. I don't know what it means.
I suspect it's a religious amulet.
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