Tuesday, June 8, 2010

South Korean Won

A few Won notes from South Korea (2006-2007 Series)



1,000

Yi Hwang, Myeongryundang in Seonggyungwan, plum flowers
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"Gyesangjeonggeodo"; a painting by Jeong Seon
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5,000

"Insects and Plants", a painting of a watermelon and cockscombs by Yi I's mother Shin Saimdang
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10,000

Sejong the Great, Irworobongdo, a folding screen forJoseon-era kings, and text from the second chapter of Yongbieocheonga, the first work of literature written in Korean
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Globe of Honcheonsigye and Cheonsang Yeolcha Bunyajido in the background
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