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5 Won
| Issuer | Bank of Joseon |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Size | 123 × 72 mm |
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| Obverse description | The face is printed in dark purple on a pink guilloche underprint. At center-right, a circular vignette presents the Independence Gate (Dongnimmun) in Seoul, erected in 1897. To the left, a large numeral '5' is set within an ornate scalloped frame, with the Chinese characters 五圓 (Five Won) to its right and a red circular bank seal below. The upper border carries the bank title in Chinese characters within a rectangular cartouche, flanked by corner ornaments bearing the digit '5'. |
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| Obverse lettering | 券行銀鮮朝 5 朝 五 鮮 圎 銀 行 (Translation: Joseon banknote, Five Won Bank of Joseon) |
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| Reverse lettering | 券行銀鮮朝 5 五 (Translation: Joseon banknote, Five) |
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