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5 Chon

Issuer Bank of Joseon
Year 1949
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse lettering 券行銀鮮朝 錢五 行銀鮮朝
(Translation: Joseon banknote, 5 Chon, Bank of Joseon)
Reverse description Printed in red on a light cream ground, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate guilloche panel enclosing the English denomination text within a central oval cartouche. The numeral "5" appears at both the left and right within the decorative surround, with foliate and floral ornaments filling the corners, and the issuer name in English running along the lower portion of the central panel.
Reverse lettering 5 FIVE CHON 5 THE BANK OF KOREA
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