South Korea Bank Notes

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South Korea

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50,000 Won, (2009)

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This is the first-ever 50,000-won note, now the highest denomination in the country. This is also the first Korean note to feature a woman.

Front: Shin Saim-dang (1504-1551), painter, author and mother of the great philosopher Yul-gok (also known as Yi I)

Back: (vertical): Bamboo tree and Japanese apricot tree

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South Korea, situated on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula between North Korea and the Korean Strait, was a Japanese protectorate 1905-1945. It became an independent republic in 1948. For a more detailed country profile, see CIA World Factbook on South Korea.

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