1 Hwan

1 Hwan - obverse1 Hwan - reverse

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Features

Issuer South Korea
Issuing bank Bank of Korea (한국은행)
Period Republic (1948-date)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1953
Value 1 Hwan
Currency Hwan (1953-1962)
Composition Paper
Size 111 × 54 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 10 June 1962
Number
N#
210942
References P# 11
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Denomination, and Trellis pattern

Scripts: Chinese, Hangul

Lettering:
券行銀國韓


行銀國韓

Translation: Korean banknote, One Won, The Bank of Korea

Reverse

Emblem of the Bank of Korea

Scripts: Chinese, Hangul, Latin

Lettering:
The Bank of Korea
圜壹
ONE
WON

Translation: One Hwan, One Won

Printer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing, United States (1862-date)

Comments

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NOTE: The term "Hwan" is written in Hanja (圜) while "Won" is written in Hangul (원) and English. Those problems were attributed to an urgent need for new banknotes and the change in currency name, as well as the decision to commission the new notes to be manufactured in the United States. Unaware banknote catalog editors may erroneously categorize these notes as part of the old won system, such as the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money by Albert Pick

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1953)  34% Thick paper, without watermark
ND (1953)  58% Thin paper, with watermark

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 1 HwanPicture 1 of a sold 1 Hwan
Katz
Auction 97
Lot 152
Internet Archive
7 Oct 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 20.47
(EUR 19.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1 HwanPicture 1 of a sold 1 Hwan
Katz
Auction 64
Lot 603
Internet Archive
17 Aug 2022 Undetermined UNC USD 104.52
(EUR 97.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1 HwanPicture 1 of a sold 1 Hwan
Katz
Auction 62
Lot 710
Internet Archive
21 Jun 2022 Undetermined UNC USD 82.97
(EUR 77.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1 HwanPicture 1 of a sold 1 Hwan
Katz
Auction 83
Lot 1435
Internet Archive
20 May 2023 Undetermined AU USD 32.33
(EUR 30.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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