100 Hwan

€2.00
IssuerSouth Korea
Year1953
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value100 Hwan
CurrencyHwan (1953-1962)
CompositionPaper
Size156 × 66 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterKorea Minting and Security Printing Corporation, Daejeon, South Korea
No. printed30.04.1945.
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Engraver(s)
In circulation to10 June 1962
Reference(s) P#18
Obverse descriptionPortrait of Syngman Rhee (1875-1965), was a served as the first President of South Korea from 1948 to 1960
Reverse descriptionIndependence Gate in Seoul, built in 1897
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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 letteringThe BANK OF KOREA 百  백 圜  환 ONE HUNDRED HWAN
(Translation: One Hundred Hwan)
VariantsThere 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.
Catalog ID8453099830
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