Portrait of Syngman Rhee (1875-1965), was a served as the first President of South Korea from 1948 to 1960
Reverse description
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Signature(s)
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering
韓國銀行券
五百圜 韓國銀行
오백환 (Translation: Korean banknote, One Hundred Hwan, The Bank of Korea)
Reverse lettering
The BANK OF KOREA
FIVE HUNDRED HWAN
Variants
There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint "in silver" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000.
