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645:"'대한민국 국새' 경남 산청서 시험 날인"
19:Not to be confused with
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398:Imperial Seal of China
131:Taehanmin'gugŭi kuksae
74:; 12 years ago
121:Daehanmingugui guksae
21:Emblem of South Korea
756:King of Na gold seal
134:) is a governmental
72:25 October 2011
806:Seal of South Korea
603:"사라진 대한민국 첫 국새 찾아라"
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161:Seal Script
140:South Korea
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63:South Korea
911:Categories
781:State Seal
776:Privy Seal
651:2024-08-08
630:2024-08-08
609:2024-07-28
588:2024-08-02
467:References
193:diplomatic
79:2011-10-25
896:Seal knob
816:Mongolia
566:6 August
362:See also
111:대한민국의 국새
33:대한민국의 국새
874:General
857:Vietnam
492:Koreana
233:Gallery
210:sapsali
167:History
153:hangeul
77: (
69:Adopted
50:Armiger
839:Taiwan
801:Guksae
582:"국가상징"
531:2 June
450:;
447:대한민국지새
442:Korean
205:大韓民國之璽
181:Korean
177:guksae
145:injang
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748:Japan
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429:Notes
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88:Motto
568:2017
533:2010
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212:for
136:seal
100:The
92:대한민국
159:in
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