500 Won

€204,233.00
IssuerSouth Korea
Year1973
TypeStandard circulation banknotes
Value500 Won
CurrencyNew won (1962-date)
CompositionPaper
Size159 × 69 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterKorea Minting and Security Printing Corporation, Daejeon, South Korea
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Reference(s) P#43
Obverse descriptionNaval Commander, and holder of the title of `Chungmugong` (Duke of Loyalty and Warfare), Yi Sun Shin (1545–1598), died at the Battle of Noryang where his dying words was `The battle is at its height...beat my war drums...do not announce my death.`, and Turtle ship (Geobukseon)
Reverse descriptionYi Sun Shin`s Shrine at Hyeonchungsa
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Obverse lettering한국은행권 오백원 한국은행
(Translation: Korean banknote, Five Hundred Won, Bank of Korea)
Reverse letteringTHE BANK OF KOREA 500WON
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Catalog ID9079318020
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