Catalog
500 Won
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1966-1975 |
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| Size | 156 × 66 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette to the left shows Namdaemun (Sungnyemun), the South Gate of Seoul, rendered in fine intaglio engraving with its surrounding plaza and stonework. To the right, a large multicoloured guilloche rosette underprint frames the Korean denomination 오백원 in bold intaglio lettering, with the Bank of Korea seal in red below. The note is framed by elaborate scrollwork borders with denomination numerals 500 and hangul characters in the corners. |
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| Reverse description | The right two-thirds of the reverse carry a detailed intaglio vignette of a naval fleet of Geobukseon (turtle ships) under sail on open seas, with military banners flying from the masts — a reference to Admiral Yi Sun-sin's 16th-century ironclad warships. To the left, the denomination numeral 500 is set within an elaborate guilloche rosette cartouche framed by acanthus scrollwork. The border repeats the value 500 in a continuous letterpress microprint band along the top edge. |
| Reverse lettering | THE BANK OF KOREA 오백 500 WON (Translation: Five Hundred Won) |
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