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Korea, South
Capital: Seoul (9.8 million), metropolitan area (20.5 million)
Population: 49,044,790
Land Area: 98,480 sq km (38,023 sq miles)
Land Division: 9 Provinces and 7 Metropolitan Cities
Currency: South Korean Won (KRW)
Languages: Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
National Day: August 15 (Liberation Day)
Religions: Christian 26%,Buddhist 26%,Confucianist 1%,no affil. 46%,other 1%
Ethnicity: Homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese)

Republic
Currency Reform of 9 June 1962: 1 Won = 100 Jeon = 10 Hwan (125 Won = US$ 1)
한국은행 - Bank of Korea
ND(1962) Issue
Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
South Korean 10 Jeon (1962): Front South Korean 10 Jeon (1962): Reverse P28 10 Jeon
[Series 1]
1962 UNC €4.50
South Korean 10 Jeon (1962): Front South Korean 10 Jeon (1962): Reverse P28 10 Jeon
[Series 2]
1962 UNC €3.50
South Korean 10 Jeon (1962): Front South Korean 10 Jeon (1962): Reverse P28 10 Jeon
(Series 2)
1962 AU+ €2.50
South Korean 50 Jeon (1962): Front South Korean 50 Jeon (1962): Reverse P29 50 Jeon
[Series 1]
1962 UNC €6.00
South Korean 50 Jeon (1962): Front South Korean 50 Jeon (1962): Reverse P29 50 Jeon
[Series 2]
1962 UNC €5.00
South Korean 10 Won ND(1965): Front South Korean 10 Won ND(1965): Reverse P33e 10 Won ND(1965) UNC €35.00

ND(1965-66) Issue
Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
South Korean 100 Won ND(1965): Front South Korean 100 Won ND(1965): Reverse P38a 100 Won ND(1965) UNC €70.00

ND(1973-79) Issue
Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
South Korean 500 Won ND(1973): Front South Korean 500 Won ND(1973): Reverse P43 500 Won ND(1973) UNC €15.00
South Korean 500 Won ND(1973): Front South Korean 500 Won ND(1973): Reverse P43 500 Won ND(1973) VF Archive Photo Icon
South Korean 1,000 Won ND(1975): Front South Korean 1,000 Won ND(1975): Reverse P44 1,000 Won ND(1975) UNC- €25.00

ND(1983) Issue
Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
South Korean 1,000 Won ND(1983): Front South Korean 1,000 Won ND(1983): Reverse P47 1,000 Won ND(1983) UNC €15.00
South Korean 5,000 Won ND(1983): Front South Korean 5,000 Won ND(1983): Reverse P48 5,000 Won ND(1983) UNC- €30.00

ND(2006-07) Issue
Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
South Korean 1,000 Won ND(2007): Front South Korean 1,000 Won ND(2007): Reverse P54a 1,000 Won ND(2007) UNC Archive Photo Icon



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