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100 Hwan
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1957 |
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| Reference(s) | P#21 |
| Obverse description | Central vignette consists of a portrait of Syngman Rhee (1875–1965), the first President of the Republic of Korea (1948–1960), set against a guilloche underprint. Korean and Chinese script inscriptions appear alongside the denomination and the issuer name, with the date rendered in the Korean calendar year 4290. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green on a pale guilloche underprint and displays the denomination legend "ONE HUNDRED HWAN" in a central framed cartouche with ornate scrollwork surround. Stylised lotus flower vignettes flank the cartouche on either side, while the issuer name "THE BANK OF KOREA" appears in an arched panel at the top and the numeric denomination "100 HWAN" is inscribed in a scroll at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | THE BANK OF KOREA ONE HUNDRED HWAN 100 HWAN |
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