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Denomination : Ga 1,000-won note
First issue : August 14, 1975
Issue ceased: May 12, 1993
Standard : 163¡¿73§®
Printing method : Intaglio
Main design : Scholar Lee Hwang (Toegye), MuGunghwa(a rose of Sharon) (obverse)
Tosanseowon(Tosan Academy) (reverse)
Comment : - Manufactured by KOMSCO. Original plate produced in Japan.
- The width of banknote varied by denomination but the height was standardized.
Scholar Lee Hwang(Toegye)¡¯s official portrait selected.
- Mid-denomination note were needed in view of the rise in the average unit value of transactions resulting from increased incomes and rising prices.
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