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1000 Hwan
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1960-1962 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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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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| Obverse lettering | 한국은행권 천환 한국은행 (Translation: Korean banknote, One Thousand Hwan, Bank of Korea) |
| 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. |
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