World Cup coins launched

JAKARTA: In cooperation with the Korean World Cup Organizing Committee (KOWOC), Hong Kong-based GoldQuest launched here on Tuesday the second series of commemorative won coins for the 2002 World Cup following the success of the first series.

The second series will include the Daejon and the Incheon sets named after the two host cities in South Korea, according to a statement made available to The Jakarta Post.

The World Cup is being cohosted by South Korea and Japan from May 31 until June 30.

Each set consists of one gold coin and two silver coins. -- JP