Guksae

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South Korea's national guksae

A guksae or oksae (국새,옥새) is an official seal made for used in lieu of signatures in personal documents, office paperwork, contracts, art, or any item requiring acknowledgment or authorship in South Korea.[1][2] Guksae is carved with characters called .[1] With the establishment of the South Korean state in 1948, its government created a new state seal, or guksae (국새, 國璽). It is used in promulgation of constitution, designation of cabinet members and ambassadors, conference of national orders and important diplomatic documents.

See also[]

  • Imperial Seal of China
  • Cash seal (China)
  • Seal script
  • Seal cutting (art)
  • Seal engraving (art)
  • Seal knob

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Cheon, Jingi (Summer 2008). "Guksae (State Seal) Consummate Work of Korea's Master Craftsmen" (PDF). Koreana. 22.
  2. ^ (in Indonesian)Pembuatan Segel Nasional Korea Selatan yang baru, kbs. Diakses pada 2 Juni 2010.
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