La bandera más grande hecha con monedas

Un coreano de 68 años ha creado una bandera de su país hecha con 110.000 monedas de 10 won.

Largest flag made out of coins-world record set by Jin Jeong-gun

SEOUL, Korea -- A six by four meter Korean flag made completely out of 10 won coins, created by Jin Jeong-gun, 68, who used 110,000 coins that were collected over 14 years sets the world record for the Largest flag made out of coins.
Jin Jeong-gun started to work on the world record flag in October 2007, and it took him four months to complete.
The Largest flag made out of coins was first accepted by the Korea Record Institute in April last year.
Mr. Jin was orphaned during the 1950-53 Korean War, and after dropping out of primary school, went through numerous jobs including sewing, tailoring and selling hardware. It was a life that taught him thrift and diligence.
On one occasion Mr. Jin showed his gratitude to an electrical goods producer who had hired him, despite his lack of education, by donating three buses to the firm. He had bought them with savings of 60 million won that he had earned selling recyclable goods.
One day in June 1995, Mr. Jin was struck by the realization that people don't bother to pick up 10-won coins on the street. That was when he decided to collect the pieces and assemble them into a pagoda.
The 2001st and 2002d coins that finished the pagoda were donated from the Blue House, by President Kim Dae-jung and the first lady Lee hee-ho.
In the end he donated the pagoda to Seoul Bank.
"I wanted to show people that even 10-won coins can make up something valuable when you accumulate them," he said. He opened a savings account with 10 won at Seoul Bank.
The next day Mr. Jin deposited 20 won, and then 30 won the day after. Each day he increased the deposit amount by 10 won. Employees at the bank thought at first that Mr. Jin was playing some sort of joke, but they were impressed to see him coming into the bank at 10 a.m. every morning.
His daily deposits exceeded 20,000 won, and his bank balance stood at 21.7 million won.
Jin said he will donate the coins to the Korea Welfare Foundation for children.

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Una imagen de la bandera coreana de hace 126 años

De acuerdo con esta noticia en inglés, con motivo del Día de la Independencia se ha mostrado al público uno de los testimonios más antiguos de la bandera coreana, un dibujo incluido en un a carta escrita en noviembre de 1882 por el viceministro japonés de Asuntos Exteriores al embajador estadounidense en Japón.

Copy of 126-year-old Korean flag unearthed

To mark the March First Independence Day, the Independence Hall of Korea unveiled Thursday (Feb. 28) a copy of the Korean national flag Taegeukki, showing the oldest image of the flag from more than 120 years ago.
Discovered in the National Archives of the United Kingdom, this copy of the flag was enclosed in a letter written by then-Japanese vice foreign minister Yoshida Kiyonari to U.K. ambassador to Japan Harry Parkes in November 1882, according to Korea's Independence Hall.
In the letter, the Japanese vice foreign minister introduced the copy as the national flag of Korea to the British ambassador.
This copy shows one of the oldest designs, which was originally created by Bak Yeong-hyo (1861-1939) during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) in September 1882.

Bak was appointed by Emperor Gojong (1852-1919), as Joseon¡¯s ambassador to Japan in September 1882. While aboard a ship heading for Japan, Bak drew a national flag with a taegeuk circle and included only four trigrams, and started using the flag on the 25th of that month. On October 3, he reported this to King Gojong, who formally proclaimed the Taegeukgi as the national flag on March 6, 1883.
This copy has a taegeuk circle painted in red and blue representing the yin and yang that symbolizes universal harmony, one black trigram in each of the four corners and a white background. The white background of taegeukgi symbolizes light and purity and reflects the Korean people¡¯s traditional affinity for peace.
The four trigrams of Geon, Gon, Gam, and Li, painted in blue in this copy, which surround the yin-yang circle, denote the process of yin and yang going through a series of changes and growth.

By Yoon SojungKorea.net Staff writer

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Corea del Sur: Bandera de la Dinastía Chosun regresa tras 136 años

Artículo en inglés sobre la devolución a Corea del Sur de una bandera capturada por tropas de los Estados Unidos en 1871, durante la conocida como "Guerra de las 48 Horas"

Chosun Dynasty Flag Returns After 136 Years
The flag of General Eo Jae-yeon (1823-1871), the garrison commander of Ganghwa Island during the latter years of the Chosun Dynasty, has returned home 136 years after it was captured by American troops. The flag was taken as a war trophy after American forces seized the island during the U.S. Expedition to Korea in 1871, or Shinmiyangyo.
The Cultural Heritage Administration said that the U.S. agreed to loan the flag to Korea for a maximum of 10 years over five renewable two-year terms. The flag, which had been kept at the U.S. Naval Academy Museum in Maryland, arrived in Korea on Friday.
Gen. Eo led a contingent of 600 soldiers and was killed battling U.S. Navy sailors and marines at Gwangseong Garrison on Ganghwa Island. The battle for Gwangseong Garrison of Shinmiyangyo, called the 48-Hour War in the U.S., left some 430 Korean soldiers dead and 20 captured, and three Americans dead and 10 wounded.
The 4.5 meter square flag is believed to be made of a hemp or cotton cloth, and is of great value to military research. The CHA will display it first at the National Palace Museum of Korea in March and later at the Incheon Metropolitan City Museum.

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