South Korea 5000 Won 2002

Issued by the Bank of Korea in 2002, this 5000 Won banknote features the portrait of Yi I, a renowned Korean Confucian scholar, on the obverse. The design incorporates intricate guilloché patterns, microtext, and modern security elements.

The reverse depicts Ojukheon, the birthplace of Yi I, set against traditional Korean architecture and landscapes. Printed on high-quality cotton-based paper, the note measures 156 × 68 mm and includes a watermark of Yi I, a security thread, color-shifting ink, and tactile marks for accessibility.

Obverse

Yiyi, also known by his pen name Yol Gok, to the right, date lower left corner

Script: Hangul

Lettering:
한국은행권
오천원
한국은행

© 한국은행 2002

Translation: Korean banknote, Five Thousand Won, Bank of Korea

Reverse

Ancient shrine and Korea’s oldest residential building Ojukheon Residence in Gangneung, the birth place of Yul Gok

Scripts: Hangul, Latin

Lettering:
THE BANK OF KOREA
5000 WON

Watermark

Bust of Yiyi, facing right.

© Micheal Linke

Printer

Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation, South Korea

Comments

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© gyoschakThe note is identical to P# 48, with the addition of enhanced security features. The addition of a metallic strip, increasing the size of the two dots and increasing the texture to assist the blind in identification. The addition of the trademark of the Bank of Korea 2002 added to the front and back of the note.