Republic of South Korea Paper Money Collection


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Republic of South Korea Notes

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Bank of Korea

1962 Issues

P28 - 10 Jeon
Front: Denomination at right
Back: Denomination at center right, issue date at lower right corner
Size: 90 x 50 mm

P29 - 50 Jeon
Front: Denomination at right
Back: Denomination at center right, issue date at lower right corner
Size: 90 x 50 mm


1973-1979 Issues

P43 - 500 Won
Front: Admiral Yi Sun-shin at left, medieval turtle warship at center
Back: Temple with steps at center
Size: 159 x 75 mm


2000-2002 Issues

P52 - 10000 Won
Front: Water clock at left, three raised dots in variable ink at lower left, King Sejong at right
Back: Kyonghoeru Pavillion at center, issue date at lower right corner
Size: 161 x 76 mm


2006-2007 Issues

P54 - 1000 Won
Issue Date: 22 January 2007
Serial Number: AH 7607679B
Front: Confucian scholar Toegye (Yi Hwang, Lee Hwang), Myeongryundang (Myeongnyundang) in Sungkyunkwan (Seonggyungwan, also called Taehak) in Seoul, which was a foremost educational institution, a Confucian school, Ume (Prunus mume) blossoms
Back: "Gyesangjeonggeodo" (Gaesangjunggeodo) painted by Gyeomjae Jeong Seon
Watermark: Scholar Toegye (Yi Hwang)
Security Features: Windowed Security Thread, Color Shifting Ink, Intaglio Latent Image, See Through Register, Micro Lettering, Watermark, Special Press and Soldering, Intaglio Printing, Fluorescent Security Fibers
Size: 136 x 68 mm

P56 - 10000 Won
Issue Date: 22 January 2007
Serial Number: BL 2239993L
Front: King Sejong The Great (1397-1450), Ilwolohbongdo ('the Sun and the Moon, Five Mountain Peaks'), Yongbiacheonga ('Songs of Flying Dragons')
Back: Celestial globe (part of an armillary sphere)
Watermark: King Sejong The Great
Security Features: Optically Variable Device, Color Shifting Ink, Intaglio Latent Image, Security Thread, See-Through Register, Micro Lettering, Watermark, Special Press and Soldering, Watermark Bars, Intaglio Printing, Fluorescent Security Fiber
Size: 148 x 68 mm