500 Hwan

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Vorderseitenlegende	韓國銀行券五百圜韓國銀行 오백환 (Translation: Bank of Korea Note, Five Hundred Hwan, Bank of Korea)
Rückseitenbeschreibung	The reverse is dominated by a large numeral '500' set within an elaborate symmetrical guilloche framework of dense foliate scrollwork and interlocking vine ornaments covering the entire field. The legend 'the BANK of KOREA' appears at the top centre, with the denomination spelled out in a rectangular panel at the foot reading 'FIVE HUNDRED HWAN'.
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Anmerkungen	Korea's post-war currency situation in the mid-1950s was genuinely chaotic. The Hwan had replaced the Won in 1953 at 100:1 specifically to suppress inflation driven by wartime spending, but pressure on the currency never fully relented. The 500 Hwan denomination — the highest in the series — was a practical necessity in an economy where purchasing power remained severely compressed despite the redenomination. Printed domestically by the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation rather than contracted abroad, as many Korean issues of the period were. The series was superseded when the Won was reintroduced in 1962 at 10 Hwan to 1 Won.