The front pattern still uses the portrait of Guli Li Er, the greatest scholar in Korean history.
It also added designs of Wu Zhuxuan and bamboo where Guli was born. There are watermelons, butterflies, morning glory, five-star flowers and crickets on the back. Another possibility is dog tail flower.
Won 1 ten thousand yuan
Front pattern: King Sejong's head (new edition released in 2007)
Sejong, whose full name is "King Wu Ruiren St. Xiao Ming of England", surnamed Li Mingjiao, has a positive personality. Before he ascended the throne, he was named Grand King of Zhongning, the fourth king of Li and Han (year number: 14 18-1450). Because of his great contribution to the country, later historians usually call him King Sejong. During his reign, Zheng Linzhi, Cheng Sanwen, Shen, Pu Pengnian, Cui Heng, Lao, and other famous scholars were convened. And founded Korean originally written in Chinese in North Korea. In A.D. 1446, The Correct Voice of Trainees was promulgated and popularized throughout the country. After Sejong's death, the Ming Dynasty named him "Zhuang Xian" (Lin Min Yue Zhuang, Jin Yan; Do good deeds.
Fifty thousand won
Front pattern: Shen Rentang's head
She was a famous female painter and calligrapher during the Li Dynasty in North Korea, and also the mother of Li Er, Guli. She has become a model of Korean women with her virtue and wisdom and outstanding achievements in calligraphy, painting and poetry. Existing representative works include Lotus Pond Egret, Grape, Guiyu and Eggplant.