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50 000 Won Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed architectural rendering of the Bulguksa Temple complex in Gyeongju, dominated by the multi-tiered traditional Korean palatial rooflines and the celebrated Cheongun-gyo (Blue Cloud Bridge) and Baekun-gyo (White Cloud Bridge) stone stairways in the lower field. The legend UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE appears in bold Latin capitals in the upper right field, below which the site name Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple is inscribed in smaller lettering. Along the left periphery, the date 2012, issuing authority THE BANK OF KOREA, and denomination 50000 WON are arranged vertically, separated by raised dots. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Seokguram Grotto, carved into the granite of Mount Toham in the mid-eighth century under the Unified Silla kingdom, was rediscovered in 1909 by a Japanese postal worker sheltering from rain — its existence had been effectively lost to institutional memory for centuries. Japanese colonial authorities subsequently dismantled and poorly reassembled the structure, causing moisture damage that required a full UNESCO-supervised restoration in the 1960s before the site's 1995 World Heritage inscription.
The Bank of Korea has issued commemorative silver pieces tied to UNESCO-listed Korean heritage sites across several series. KM#130 belongs to that program.