| Issuer | South Korea |
| Year | 1961 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Hwan |
| Currency | Hwan (1953-1962) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 156 × 73 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation, Daejeon, South Korea |
| No. printed | 30.04.1945. |
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| In circulation to | 10 June 1962 |
| Reference(s) | P#27 |
| Obverse description | King Sejong the Great |
| Reverse description | Main building of the Bank of Korea |
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| Obverse lettering | 한국은행권
오백 환
한국은행
4294 (Translation: Korean banknote, Five Hundred Hwan, The Bank of Korea) |
| Reverse lettering | 500 THE BANK OF KOREA 500
오백 500 HWAN 오백 (Translation: Five Hundred) |
| 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. |
| Catalog ID | 6834244090 |
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