Catalog
10 000 Won
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1983 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a formal portrait of King Sejong the Great (1397–1450), fourth monarch of the Joseon Dynasty (reigned 1418–1450) and creator of the Korean alphabet Hangeul, set against a fine guilloche underprint. Inscriptions in Hangul reading 한국은행권 (Bank of Korea note) and 만 원 (Ten Thousand Won) appear alongside the issuing authority legend 한국은행. The overall layout is framed with intricate border ornamentation in the style characteristic of Korean security printing of the period. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE BANK OF KOREA 10000 WON |
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The 1983 10,000 Won note falls within South Korea's period of rapid economic expansion, but what makes this specific issue worth noting is its place in the evolution of the 10,000 Won denomination itself — the highest face value in Korean circulation at the time, and one that had only been introduced in 1973 to keep pace with sustained inflation through the 1970s oil shocks.
Production by the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation in Daejeon meant fully domestic manufacture, a point of deliberate policy after earlier high-denomination notes had relied on foreign printers. The watermark remains the sole listed security feature — modest by later standards.