KOREA banknotes - a catalog of banknotes of different countries: modern coins and banknotes of all countries of the world, samples, gold and silver coins, photos and description.
Monetary unit: won. Banknotes in circulation: 1, 000, 5 and 000 won. Issuing Bank - Bank of Korea.
Banknotes in circulation:
1 won
Obverse: On the right side of the Banknote there is a portrait of Lee Hwan (1501 - 1570), a Korean thinker and writer, one of the greatest theorists of Sung Confucianism. On the left, from under the branches of a blossoming plum tree, you can see myeongnyundang - a lecture hall for lessons on Confucianism at Songgyungwan University. On the background of the image there is an explanatory inscription in Korean. The Denomination of the Banknote in numeral is located in the lower left part of the Banknote on the coupon field (horizontally) and in the upper right part of the Banknote (vertically). In the upper left and lower right corners -
The banknote contains: watermark in the form of a portrait and face value; security thread; microtext; latent and overlapping images; color-changing images; kinegram.
The banknote of this type was put into circulation on 22.
5 won
Obverse: On the right side of the Banknote there is a portrait of Yulgok Li Yi (1536 - 1584), a prominent scholar and statesman of the Joseon era. On the left, against a background of black bamboo shoots, is an image of the Ojukhon estate in Gangneung, where Li Yi and his mother Shin Saimdan were born. On the background of the image there is an explanatory inscription in Korean. The Denomination of the Banknote in numeral is located in the lower left part of the Banknote on the coupon field (horizontally) and in the upper right part of the Banknote (vertically). In the upper left and lower right corners -
The banknote contains: watermark in the form of a portrait and face value; security thread; microtext; latent and overlapping images; color-changing images; kinegram.
This type of banknote was put into circulation on 02.01. 2006 year
FMD has no banknote yet.
10 won
Obverse: On the right side of the Banknote there is a portrait of Sejong the Great (1397 - 1450) - the fourth wang of the Korean Li dynasty, during which the country experienced a great cultural upsurge. He is credited with inventing the Korean Hangeul alphabet. On the left, against the background of a Joseon-era screen, is the text from the second chapter of Yongbieocheonga, the first literary work written in Korean. On the background of the image there is an explanatory inscription in Korean. The Denomination of the Banknote in numeral is located in the lower left part of the Banknote on the coupon field (horizontally) and in the upper right part of the Banknote (vertically). In the upper left and lower right corners -
The banknote contains: watermark in the form of a portrait and face value; security thread; microtext; latent and overlapping images; color-changing images; kinegram.
The banknote of this type was put into circulation on 22.
50 won
Obverse: On the right side of the Banknote there is a portrait of Shin Saimdan (1504-1551), a Korean artist, calligrapher, poet, also the mother of Yulgok Li Yi (1536-1584), an outstanding scholar and statesman of the Joseon era. On the left is a screen with embroidered plants and insects (National Treasure of Korea No. 595). On the background of the screen there is an explanatory inscription in Korean. The Denomination of the Banknote in numeral is located in the lower left part of the Banknote on the coupon field (horizontally) and in the upper right part of the Banknote (vertically). In the upper left and lower right corners -
The banknote contains: watermark in the form of a portrait and face value; security thread; microtext; latent and overlapping images; color-changing images; kinegram.
This banknote was put into circulation on 23
FMD has no banknote yet.
BANKNOTES RARELY MEETING IN CIRCULATION:
Banknotes of obsolete modifications of the 1983 - 2002 series are rarely found in circulation.
1 won
Obverse: On the right side of the Banknote there is a portrait of Lee Hwan (1501 - 1570), a Korean thinker and writer, one of the greatest theorists of Sung Confucianism. On the left, against the background of the ornament, there is a vessel with brushes for calligraphy. On the background of the image there is an explanatory inscription in Korean. The denomination of the Banknote by the number is located in the upper left part of the Banknote and in the lower right part of the banknote. Near the face value -
The banknote contains: watermark in the form of a portrait; security thread; matching image.
The banknote of this type was put into circulation on 11.
