The Banknotes of South Korea

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Bank of Chosen (1949)

P3	1000 Won (1950)
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Bank of Korea (1949-present)

P7	100 Won (1950)
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P8	1000 Won (1950)
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P9	500 Won 4285 (1952)
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P10a	1000 Won 4285 (1952)
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P12	5 Won (1953)
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P13	10 Won (1953)
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P14	100 Won (1953)
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P16	10 Won 4286 (1953)
Greenish-black on grey paper. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P17a	10 Won 4286 (1953)
Greyish-blue on white paper. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P17f	10 Won 4291 (1958)
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P19a	100 Won 4287 (1954)
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P19b	100 Won 4288 (1955)
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P21	100 Won 4290 (1957)
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P25b	1000 Won 4294 (1961)
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P25c	1000 Won 1962
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P28a	10 Jeon 1962
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P29a	50 Jeon 1962
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P30a	1 Won (1962)
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P31a	5 Won (1962)
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P33d	10 Won 1965
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P33e	10 Won ND
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P34a	50 Won ND
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P39a	500 Won (1966)
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P40a	50 Won (1969)
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P41	5000 Won (1972)
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P43	500 Won (1973)
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P44	1000 Won (1975)
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P45	5000 Won (1977)
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P46	10,000 Won (1979)
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P47	1000 Won (1983)
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P48	5000 Won (1983)
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P49	10,000 Won (1983)
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P50	10,000 Won (1994)
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P52	10,000 Won 2000
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P54	1000 Won (2007)
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P55a	5000 Won 2006
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P56a	10,000 Won (2007)
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Auxillary Military Payment Certificate Coupons (1969-1970)

PM17	5 Cents Undated, probably 1970's
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PM29	1 Dollar Undated, probably 1970's
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