1000 won
South Korea · 1983
A 1000-won note issued by the Bank of Korea in 1983. The front shows the Confucian scholar Yi Hwang (Toegye), with a traditional bronze vessel holding arrows and a pattern of clouds and flowers. The back shows Dosan Seowon, the Confucian academy in Andong associated with him, set among trees. Yi Hwang was one of the leading neo-Confucian thinkers of the Joseon dynasty in the 16th century.
- Ref
- 1407
- Country
- South Korea
- Issuer
- South Korea
- Denomination
- 1000 won
- Catalogue number
- Pick 47
- Date
- 1983 (catalogue date)
- Estimated value
- £0.90 to £2.33 · price guide: Numista
- Grade
- UNC (estimated from photos)
- Copies in the collection
- 1