South Korea Presidential Office Considering Gifting Ancient Crown Replica To Trump

GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct 28 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- The South Korean presidential office said Tuesday it is considering gifting US President Donald Trump a replica of an ancient gold crown when he visits South Korea this week for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) event, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Trump is scheduled to arrive in South Korea on Wednesday for a two-day state visit, during which he will hold talks with President Lee Jae Myung in Gyeongju on the sidelines of the APEC gathering.

"(We) are considering a specially manufactured gold-plated model as a gift," a presidential official said.

The model is expected to be a replica of an acclaimed gold crown of the Silla kingdom (57 B.C.-A.D. 935), which ruled about two-thirds of the Korean Peninsula at its height, with Gyeongju as its capital.

Lee earlier gifted Trump a model of a turtle ship, a type of Korean traditional warship, when they met in Washington in August for talks.

-- BERNAMA-YONHAP