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50 Yang
| Uitgever | Joseon Government - Hojo (Department of Finance) |
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| Jaar | 1893 |
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| Referentie(s) | P#3 |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | The obverse presents a large central vignette of two intertwined dragons rendered in fine East Asian intaglio linework against a light ground, enclosing a central cartouche bearing the denomination 兩拾伍 (Fifty Yang). Vertical Chinese-script text columns carry the official exchange note proclamation, flanked by panels identifying the issuing authority 戶曹 (Hojo, Department of Finance) and 兌換署 (Exchange Office). Four circular seal-type medallions anchor the corners within an intricate guilloche-style ornamental border composed of repeated geometric and floral motifs. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | 券換兌鮮朝 兌換署 戶曹 兩拾伍 換貨用以批 也交正通券 것환으ᄒᆞᄂᆞᆫ이 시ᄒᆞ로ᄂᆞᆫ퉁환 라ᄂᆞᆫ교동용표 (Translation: Joseon Exchange Note, Exchange Office Department, Fifty Yang) |
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| Opmerkingen |
The 1893 Joseon 50 Yang is among the earliest government-printed paper currency issued domestically in Korean history. Prior to this series, the Joseon court had relied on coin currency — chiefly the mun — for centuries, and the shift to government-backed paper notes represented a fundamental break with that monetary tradition, pushed through under the reformist pressure of the Gabo Reform period.
Printed locally by the Joseon Government Printing Office rather than contracted to a foreign security printer, the technical execution was limited by the equipment available. Surviving examples are extremely rare; the series had almost no time to establish circulation before the broader monetary upheaval of the mid-1890s overtook it.