Dear Sundial mailing list friends, A big news ! A hemispherical scaphe type sundial was adopted in the design of Y2K memorial coin in Korea. Issued by The Bank of Korea in Janury 4th , 2000 . Material composition : Copper 75% plus Nickel 25 % Diameter: 28mm(1.1 inch) Weight:10.7g(0.37 oz)
Coin Head : Text inscription of "A new millennium for all" in English Coin Tail : Text inscription of Year 2000, Korean Won 2,000 , The Bank of Korea in Korean and with the combined image of dial plate of the Korean National Treasure of the sundial and the astronomical instrument. The dial plate shows the 600 to 1800 hour lines and 13 seasonal change lines . The astronomical instrument measured and traced the stars, the sun and the moon. These two were invented during 15th century in Korea. http://www.koreasundial.com/millenniumcoin.jpg (62Kbyte) D H Kim
