, On 11 December 2017, the Bank of Korea introduced 2.8 million new 2,000-won notes to commemorate the Winter Olympic Games to be held 9 – 25 February 2018 in PyeongChang. Not intended for circulation, individual notes were packaged in a folder and sold for 8,000 won each. The bankRead More…
, According to an article on KOREA.net dated 20 December 2016, in 2017 the Bank of Korea plans to introduce 2.8 million new 2,000-won notes to commemorate the Winter Olympic Games to be held 9-25 February 2018 in PyeongChang. The front features athletes from seven winter sports events (biathlon, iceRead More…
According to an article on Yonhap News Agency dated 29 May 2016, the Bank of Korea plans to issue the country’s first legal tender commemorative banknote for the Winter Olympics set to take place in PyeongChang 9 – 25 February 2018. The Bank of Korea also plans to start sellingRead More…
According to an article in The Korean Times dated 20 April 2015, the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (KOMSCO) is seeking customers outside of Korea to offset declines in production brought about by the introduction of a 50,000-won note in 2009 and the public’s increased usage of credit cardsRead More…
According to an article in Korea Times dated 24 June 2014, Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp. (KOMSCO) has seen its production volume halved over the past five years, and hopes to utilize excess capacity by obtaining contracts to print banknotes for other countries. Countries for whichRead More…
Today’s challenge is to identify the gate which appear on the front of the old 100-won notes of South Korea. If you can precisely identify the name and location of this gate—or have a lead which you think might be useful—please post a comment, preferably including a URL which linksRead More…
,,, Color varieties for South Korea 1,000-won (US$0.85) note (Pick 47) from 1983 have recently been reported. Specifically, it appears that the portrait on the front and the buildings on the back are purple on one variety, and brown on the other variety. Furthermore, on the “purple” variety, the numeralsRead More…
, According to a Korea Times article dated 11-10-2009, some South Koreans have difficulty distinguishing between the new 50,000-won (US$43.20) note and the old 5,000-won (US$4.30) note due to “their physical similarity” and are calling for the government to change the color of the highest-value banknotes. The Bank of Korea,Read More…
, On 23 June 2009, the Bank of Korea issued its first-ever 50,000-won note, now the highest denomination in the country. 50,000 won (US$38.85)Yellow and green. Front: Tree branches, grape leaf, berries, and eggplant; painter and author Shin Saim-dang. Back (vertical): Bamboo tree and Japanese apricot tree. Holographic stripe withRead More…
,,, The Bank of Korea (BOK) issued newly-designed 1,000- and 10,000-won notes with strengthened anti-forgery features (including watermarks shown above) on January 22, 2007. For more information, visit the BOK’s web site dedicated to the new family of notes. Courtesy of banknoteshop@gmx.net.Read More…