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| ▲ This photo, provided by Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation, shows the first medal to commemorate the 10th anniversary of BTS's debut produced by the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL, May 16 Yonhap) -- State-run minting agency on Tuesday said it will roll out its second batch of gold medals that commemorate the 10th anniversary of K-pop super band BTS.
The new medals, which follow the immense success of such BTS medals last year, will be engraved with the portraits of all BTS members using cutting-edge technology, according to the Korea Minting, Security Printing and ID Card Operating Corp. (KOMSCO).
The new medals are currently on final design works, the firm said, without revealing the date of release.
KOMSCO first presented the commemorative medal in December last year. The medal, which implemented BTS' logo on one side and number 10 on the other, sold 10,000 copies, marking the fattest sales of any commemorative medals produced by the minting company.
Among them, one-ounce gold medals, only issued in a limited quantity of 1,000, sold out in mere two hours of sales on e-commerce platform Weverse Shop, KOMSCO said.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Yunhee Cho.)
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