Date of Issue: August 1, 2008
Denomination: 250 won x 4
The entire world is enduring the pain of soaring oil prices. Depletion of energy resources as well as the resulting shortage has been long predicted. In spite of countries across the world making great efforts to resolve this issue, they have not been able to find a satisfactory replacement. The situation is even more serious for Korea because it ranks as the world’s No. 10 in energy consumption and import almost all of the fuel it consumes. Overcoming this crisis requires more efficient energy use. In this regard, ways to save energy that can be easily put into practice by all Korean people in their every day lives are suggested through a new stamp.