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Korean coin [hologram]

Major collection: Holography
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Song San Co., Ltd.
Date made: 1991
Materials: embossed mylar foil (white light transmission); foil
Measurements: 21 1/2 in x 26 in
Nomenclature: commercial
Classification: holograms

Large format, embossed, rainbow-colored hologram on foil, showing a Korean coin that contains 4 Korean characters and a small square cut out of the center; when viewed from the proper angle, a long stack on coins appears to project through the square and off the image plane; the coin rests on a floor that is made up of hundreds of small circles.


1994.071.001

Gift of Song San Company, Ltd.