1000 Hwan

Issuer	Bank of Korea
Year	1960-1962
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Printer	Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation, Daejeon, South Korea
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Obverse description	Intaglio portrait of King Sejong the Great in traditional Joseon court attire occupies the right portion of the note, set against a fine guilloche underprint in olive and brown tones. The large Hangul denomination characters 천환 appear centrally above an ornate rosette vignette, flanked by scrollwork corner devices bearing the numeral 1000. The issuing authority inscription 한국은행 is rendered below the central vignette, with the date 1962 inscribed at the lower centre.
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Reverse description	The central vignette presents an eternal flame torch set upon a decorative pedestal, framed by symmetrical acanthus scrollwork and laurel branches rendered in fine intaglio engraving on a teal and salmon bicolour ground. Denomination panels bearing the numeral 1000 in dark guilloche cartouches anchor both lateral margins. A bold banner inscription at the foot of the central design carries the denomination in Latin script.
Reverse lettering	THE BANK OF KOREA 1000 HWAN
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