Yeonggwang-gun Changes Official Seal to 'Hunminjeongeum Haerye Bonche'

Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do changed the font of its official seal (gongin) from 'Hangul Jeonseoche' to 'Hunminjeongeum Haerye Bonche'.

According to the county on the 4th, the newly replaced Hangul official seal has been used since the 2nd after public notice, including the county governor's seal, seals of directly affiliated institutions and offices, seals of 11 eup and myeon chiefs, seals exclusively for civil service affairs, certification machines, integrated civil service issuance machines, and some special official seals.

A view of Yeonggwang County Office. [Photo by Yeonggwang County]

This official seal was changed in accordance with Article 6 of the Yeonggwang-gun Official Seal Ordinance, which states, "The characters of the official seal shall be easy and simple for the public to recognize."

The previously used Hangul Jeonseoche font for the official seal in the county originally derived from Chinese characters, and the font was arbitrarily altered by extending strokes, making it difficult to recognize at a glance. The previous seal had been in use since July 1990.

A Yeonggwang-gun official stated, "We replaced the official seal with Hunminjeongeum Haerye Bonche to widely promote the excellence of the proud Hangul and to make it easy for all residents to recognize," adding, "We will do our best to carry out proactive administration that is easily accessible to the residents."

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