Portrait of Syngman Rhee (1875-1965), was a served as the first President of South Korea from 1948 to 1960
Reverse description
Independence Gate in Seoul, built in 1897
Signature(s)
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
韓國銀行券
百圜
韓國銀行
백환 (Translation: Korean banknote, One Hundred Hwan, The Bank of Korea)
Reverse lettering
The BANK OF KOREA
百 백
圜 환
ONE HUNDRED HWAN (Translation: One Hundred Hwan)
Variants
There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint "in silver" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000.