Catalog
100 Hwan
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1953 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in green on a cream ground with an elaborate guilloche underprint of radiating lines in red and green. At centre, the bank title 韓國銀行券 appears in a decorated rectangular panel. To the left, an oval vignette encloses the denomination in Chinese characters 百圓, framed by a dragon motif, while to the right a circular vignette presents a turtle ship (Geobukseon), the famed 16th-century Korean warship. A red seal impression appears below the left vignette, and the serial number and plate number are printed in black. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green on a salmon-pink guilloche ground. The legend THE BANK OF KOREA spans the upper portion in large ornate letters set against fine lathe-work. At centre, a circular vignette contains the Bank of Korea emblem — a stylised floral rosette incorporating the taeguk symbol. To the lower left, a cartouche bears the Chinese numeral denomination 百圓, while to the right a further circular panel carries the Korean script 백원. The bottom margin carries the English inscription ONE HUNDRED WON in a decorative border. |
| Reverse lettering | The BANK of KOREA 百圓 백원 ONE HUNDRED WON (Translation: The Bank of Korea, One Hundred Hwan, One Hundred Won, One Hundred Won) |
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