5000 Won

€1.00
IssuerSouth Korea
Year1977
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value5000 Won
CurrencyNew won (1962-date)
CompositionPaper
Size167 × 77 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterKorea Minting and Security Printing Corporation, Daejeon, South Korea
No. printed
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Reference(s) P#45
Obverse descriptionConfucian scholar Yi I (1536–1584), often referred to by his penname Yul Gok and is considered to be one of the two greatest Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty
Reverse descriptionAncient shrine and Korea`s oldest residential building Ojukheon Residence in Gangneung, the birth place of Yul Gok
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionConfucian scholar Yi I (Yul Gok)
Obverse lettering한국은행권 오천원 한국은행
(Translation: Korean banknote, Five Thousand Won, Bank of Korea)
Reverse letteringTHE BANK OF KOREA 5000 WON
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Catalog ID2085748290
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