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500 Won
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Currency | New won (1962-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Admiral Yi Sun-shin (1545–1598), bearer of the honorary title Chungmugong (Duke of Loyalty and Warfare), rendered in intaglio portraiture, accompanied by a vignette of the Geobukseon (Turtle Ship), the armoured warship he deployed during the Imjin War. Guilloche underprint patterns frame the composition, with Korean-script and denomination inscriptions arranged across the face. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Admiral Yi Sun-shin's portrait, visible when held to light |
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