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50 000 Won Turtle Boat
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Currency | New won (1962-date) |
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| Obverse script | Korean (Hangul)/Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a highly detailed relief depiction of the Geobukseon (Turtle Ship), the celebrated 16th-century Korean ironclad warship developed under Admiral Yi Sun-sin. The vessel is shown sailing on stylised waves, its armoured deck studded with spikes and its dragon-headed prow facing left; two large ribbed sails are fully unfurled, and oars extend from the hull. To the right, a flagstaff bears a pennant alongside the official emblem of the 1988 Seoul Olympics — the Samtaeguk spiral above the Olympic rings. The circumferential legend XXIV OLYMPIAD SEOUL 1988 arcs around the upper field in Latin characters, with the denomination 50000 WON incuse along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | XXIV OLYMPIAD SEOUL 1988 50000 WON |
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