| Currency | Won (KRW) |
| Facial value | 1.000 |
| Year of issue | 1986 |
| Metal | Copper-Nickel |
| Ø in mm | 30 |
| Art.-No. | KR1000.C |
| Price EUR | 65,00 |
Basketball players. This sport was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, a Canadian-American professor of physical education at Springfield College, in the State of Massachusetts in the USA. It takes up the idea of an ancient Mayan ball game (Pok-ta-pok). Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world today, with more than 450 million players.
