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50 000 Won Great South Gate
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Value | 50 000 Won |
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| Obverse description | The South Korean national emblem — a circular Taeguk symbol surrounded by a stylized floral wreath with the legend 대한민국 (Republic of Korea) inscribed on a banner below — occupies the upper central field, set within concentric decorative rings. Three blooming Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon, the national flower) are rendered in high relief across the lower field. Korean Hangul inscriptions arc along the upper periphery reading 제24회 서울올림픽대회 (24th Seoul Olympic Games), while the lower rim bears the legend 한국은행 (Bank of Korea), the date 1987, and the denomination 오만원 (50,000 Won). |
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| Reverse description | A detailed architectural rendering of Sungnyemun (Namdaemun, the Great South Gate of Seoul), a two-tiered traditional Korean gate pavilion set atop a massive stone-arched rampart, occupies the central field. Above the gate, the official emblem of the 1988 Seoul Olympics — a stylized Taeguk spiral motif — is depicted alongside the five interlocked Olympic rings. The encircling legend reads XXIV OLYMPIAD SEOUL 1988 along the upper periphery, while the denomination 50000 WON is inscribed in large letters along the lower rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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