The Queen’s Beasts: The Red Dragon of Wales 2 oz Silver 2017
1/4 Ounce Gold Tiger theme, strongly associated with Korean culture and its people.The Korean Mint, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corporation (KOMSCO) announced on 8 April that it will reissue the second Tiger Bullion Medal series in June. Following the success of the first issue, the 2017 medal features the image of a roaring tiger, strongly associated with Korean culture and its people. Komsco plans to release a series of tigers each year, with a different image.
The medals are struck on state-of-the-art machines and feature anti-counterfeiting elements. One such element is the angle effect, on which the gold sample - 9999 or the abbreviation AU - is shown depending on the angle of view.
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The obverse of the new Korean Tiger Bullion Series medal features a tiger, a symbol of courage, power and luck. The reverse features a map of the Korean Peninsula and the coin's protection (angular effect).









