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Bank of Korea Currency & Banknote Values

Banknote Book® Price Guide

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Bank of Korea series of South Korea in the World Currency contains 195 distinct entries with CPG® values between $1.00 and $2,000.00.

The Bank of Korea (BOK) was established on 12 June 1950. On 26 August 1950, Bank of Chosen notes lost their legal tender status. This Bank of Korea is a different institution from the Bank of Korea founded, under Japanese rule, in July 1909 in Gyeongseong, now Seoul (see Korea B301-). For more information, visit www.bok.or.kr.
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No date No sig No s/n Series 1 Intro: 15 11 1949
$15.00 - $250.00
Boxed red 見樣 handstamp front
No date No sig No s/n Series 1 Intro: 15 11 1949
$10.00 - $160.00
Boxed red 見 樣 handstamp
No date No sig No s/n Series 1 Intro: 15 11 1949
$4.00 - $60.00
Boxed red 見樣 handstamp
No date No sig No s/n Series 1 - 218 Intro: 22 07 1950
$1.50 - $25.00
Vertical red 見本 ovpt front; horizontal red script Specimen ovpt back
No date No sig No s/n Printer: (Bank of Japan) Series 1 - 500 Intro: 22 07 1950
$1.50 - $25.00
Printer: (Bank of Korea) Series 501 - 591
$1.50 - $25.00
Vertical red 見本 ovpt front; horizontal red script Specimen back
1952 4285 (1952) No sig No s/n Series 1 - 2 Intro: 10 10 1952
$14.00 - $225.00
Horizontal red 見樣 ovpt front; horizontal black # ovpt front
1952 4285 (1952) No sig No s/n Series 1 - 47 Intro: 10 10 1952
$2.00 - $30.00
1953 4286 (1953) Series 48 - 67
$6.00 - $100.00
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Horizontal red 見樣 ovpt front
No date No sig No s/n Thin paper Wmk: Characters Series 1 - 43 Intro: 17 02 1953
$1.00 - $14.00
Thick paper Wmk: None Series 43 - 50
$10.00 - $150.00
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front
Diagonal black SPECIMEN ovpt front; w/ or w/o horizontal black # ovpt lower right back
Diagonal black SPECIMEN ovpt front
No date No sig No s/n Series 1 - 46 Intro: 17 02 1953
$2.00 - $30.00
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front
Diagonal black SPECIMEN ovpt front
Boxed red 見樣 ovpt
No date No sig Prefix/suffix C/C 8-digit s/n Intro: 17 02 1953
$3.00 - $45.00
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; w/ or w/o horizontal black # ovpt lower right back; normal s/n
Replacement: Prefix D / no suffix Unconfirmed
No date No sig Prefix/suffix B/B 8-digit s/n Intro: 17 02 1953
$10.00 - $150.00
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt lower right back; normal s/n
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Replacement: Prefix D / no suffix Unconfirmed
No date No sig Prefix/suffix A/A 8-digit s/n Intro: 17 02 1953
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; normal s/n
Diagonal black SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; normal s/n
Boxed red 見樣 ovpt
Replacement: Prefix D / no suffix Unconfirmed
1953 4286 (1953) No sig No s/n Series 1 - 132 Intro: 15 03 1953
$4.00 - $65.00
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt
Vertical red 見樣券 ovpt
1953 4286 (1953) No sig No s/n Series 124 - 143 Intro: 15 12 1953
$4.50 - $70.00
1954 4287 (1954) Series 144 - 153
$4.50 - $70.00
1955 4288 (1955) Series 154 - 159
$4.50 - $70.00
1956 4289 (1956) Series 160 - 173
$4.50 - $70.00
1957 4290 (1957) Series 174 - 187
$4.50 - $70.00
1958 4291 (1958) Series 188 - 206
$4.50 - $70.00
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Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back
Vertical red 見樣券 ovpt
1953 4286 (1953) No sig No s/n Series 1 - 5 Intro: 18 12 1953
$225.00 - $2,000
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt
1954 4287 (1954) No sig No s/n Series 6 - 42 Intro: 01 02 1954
$9.00 - $140.00
1955 4288 (1955) Series 44 - 100
$4.50 - $70.00
1956 4289 (1956) Series 101 - 129
$4.50 - $70.00
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back
1956 4289 (1956) No sig No s/n Series 1 - 11 Intro: 26 03 1956
$30.00 - $120.00
1957 4290 (1957) Series 11 - 13
$30.00 - $120.00
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt upper left back
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1957 4290 (1957) No sig No s/n Series 1 - 12 Intro: 26 03 1957
$10.00 - $160.00
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left back; series 000
1958 4291 (1958) No sig 6-digit s/n Series 1 - 26 Intro: 15 08 1958
$30.00 - $1,000
1959 4292 (1959) Series 28 - 50
$30.00 - $1,000
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left back; all-zero s/n
1957 4290 (1957) No sig 6-digit s/n Series 1 - 6 Intro: 26 03 1957
$25.00 - $225.00
1958 4291 (1958) Series 7 - 15
$25.00 - $225.00
1959 4292 (1959) Series 16 - 44
$25.00 - $225.00
1960 4293 (1960) Series 45 - 77
$25.00 - $225.00
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; all-zero s/n
Diagonal SPECIMEN ovpt
1958 4291 (1958) No sig No s/n Series 1 - 4 Intro: 15 08 1958
$60.00 - $500
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left back; series 000
1962 1962 No sig No s/n Series 1 - 3 Intro: 16 05 1962
$225.00 - $2,000
Horizontal red 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower left back
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1961 4294 (1961) No sig 8-digit s/n Series 1 - 10 Intro: 19 04 1961
$160.00 - $2,000
Vertical red 見樣券 ovpt front; diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; all-zero s/n
1960 4293 (1960) No sig 8-digit s/n Series 1 - 29 Intro: 15 08 1960
$5.00 - $225.00
1961 4294 (1961) Series 30 - 144
$5.00 - $225.00
1962 1962 Series 147 - 186
$5.00 - $225.00
Horizontal red 견양 ovpt front; horizontal SPECIMEN perf; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; all-zero s/n
1962 1962 No sig Np s/n Series 1 - 2 Intro: 01 12 1962
$1.00 - $1.00
Horizontal red 견양 ovpt front; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower center back; series 00
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; horizontal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back
1962 1962 No sig Np s/n Series 1 - 2 Intro: 01 12 1962
$1.50 - $1.50
Horizontal red 견양 ovpt front; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower center back; series 00
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; horizontal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back
No date No sig Red 7-digit s/n and bank seal Intro: 10 06 1962
$1.00 - $15.00
Dark red s/n and bank seal
$1.00 - $15.00
Horizontal red 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; normal s/n
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Replacement note: Prefix ✣ Unconfirmed
No date No sig Red 7-digit s/n and bank seal Prefix BA - BK (both varieties) Intro: 10 06 1962
$2.00 - $35.00
Dark red s/n and bank seal
$2.00 - $35.00
10-mm tall horizontal red 견양 ovpt front; 5-mm tall diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; normal s/n
5-mm tall horizontal red 견양 ovpt upper front; 3-mm tall horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal black # ovpt lower right back; normal s/n
Replacement note: Prefix ✣
No date No sig Red 7-digit s/n and bank seal Prefix CE - CZ (both varieties) Intro: 10 06 1962
$6.00 - $110.00
Dark red s/n and bank seal
$6.00 - $110.00
Horizontal red 견양 ovpt front; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; normal s/n
Horizontal red 견양 ovpt front; horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; normal s/n
Replacement note: Prefix ✣ Unconfirmed
No date No sig Red 7-digit s/n and bank seal Prefix EA - ED (both varieties) Intro: 10 06 1962
$14.00 - $225.00
Dark red s/n and bank seal
$14.00 - $225.00
Horizontal red 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; normal s/n
Replacement note: Prefix ✣ Unconfirmed
No date No sig Red 7-digit s/n and bank seal Prefix FA - FR (both varieties) Intro: 10 06 1962
$8.00 - $130.00
Dark red s/n and bank seal
$8.00 - $130.00
Horizontal red 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; normal s/n
Replacement note: Prefix ✣ Unconfirmed
No date No sig Red 7-digit s/n and bank seal Prefix GA, GB (both varieties) Intro: 10 06 1962
$9.00 - $140.00
Dark red s/n and bank seal
$9.00 - $140.00
Horizontal red 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; normal s/n
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; normal s/n
Replacement note: Prefix ✣ Unconfirmed
1962 1962 No sig No s/n Series 1 - 17 Intro: 21 09 1962
$6.00 - $100.00
1963 1963 Series 18 - 30
$3.50 - $55.00
1964 1964 Series 31 - 55
$1.00 - $20.00
1965 1965 Series 56 - 95
$2.00 - $7.00
No date Series 96 - 284 Intro: 1966
$1.50 - $6.50
Horizontal red 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back
Horizontal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back
1962 1962 No sig No s/n Series 1 - 35 Intro: 01 11 1962
$10.00 - $150.00
1963 1963 Series 37 - 174
$4.50 - $70.00
1964 1964 Series 198 - 298
$5.00 - $90.00
1965 1965 Series 308 - 381
$6.00 - $100.00
1969 1969 Series 385 - 389
$8.00 - $120.00
Horizontal red 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower center back; all-zero s/n
Replacement: s/n starts with 9 Unconfirmed
No date No sig No s/n Series 1 - 24 Intro: 21 03 1969
$2.00 - $30.00
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; horizontal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; series 0
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back
No date No sig 8-digit s/n Black 백원 front Intro: 14 08 1965
$1.00 - $11.00
Brown 백원 front
$1.00 - $20.00
Red 백원 front
Horizontal red shaded 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; all-zero s/n
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; normal s/n
Replacement: s/n starts with 9
No date No sig 8-digit s/n Intro: 16 08 1966
$1.00 - $20.00
18-mm tall horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; horizontal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; all-zero s/n
18-mm tall horizontal red hollow 견양 and line ovpt front; horizontal red hollow SPECIMEN and line ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; all-zero s/n
11-mm tall horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; all-zero s/n
Replacement: s/n starts with 9 Unconfirmed
No date No sig 8-digit s/n Intro: 01 09 1973
$1.00 - $3.50
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal black # ovpt lower right back; all-zero s/n
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal black # ovpt lower right back; normal s/n
Replacement: s/n starts with 9 Unconfirmed
No date No sig 7-digit s/n Intro: 14 08 1975
$2.00 - $8.00
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; all-zero s/n
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; normal s/n
Replacement: s/n starts with 9 Unconfirmed
No date No sig 7-digit s/n Intro: 01 07 1972
$10.00 - $160.00
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal black # ovpt lower right back
Replacement: s/n starts with 9 Unconfirmed
No date No sig 7-digit s/n Intro: 12 06 1973
$6.00 - $110.00
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal black # ovpt lower right back; normal s/n
Replacement: s/n starts with 9 Unconfirmed
No date No sig 7-digit s/n Intro: 01 06 1977
$1.00 - $20.00
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; all-zero s/n
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; normal s/n
Replacement: s/n starts with 9 Unconfirmed
No date No sig 7-digit s/n Intro: 15 06 1979
$1.50 - $25.00
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; all-zero s/n
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; normal s/n
Replacement: s/n starts with 9 Unconfirmed
No date No sig 7-digit s/n Purple portrait and buildings Intro: 11 06 1983
$1.00 - $3.50
Brown portrait and buildings
$1.00 - $3.50
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back
Replacement: s/n starts with 9 Unconfirmed
No date No sig 7-digit s/n Intro: 11 06 1983
$12.00 - $12.00
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal blue # ovpt lower right back; all-zero s/n
Replacement: s/n starts with 9 Unconfirmed
No date No sig 7-digit s/n Intro: 08 10 1983
$20.00 - $20.00
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; w/ or w/o horizontal blue # ovpt lower right back; all-zero s/n
Replacement: s/n starts with 9 Unconfirmed
No date No sig 7-digit s/n Intro: 20 01 1994
$15.00 - $15.00
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; all-zero s/n
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; normal s/n
2002 2002 No sig 7-digit s/n Intro: 12 06 2002
$8.50 - $8.50
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; all-zero s/n
2000 2000 No sig 7-digit s/n Intro: 19 06 2000
$15.00 - $15.00
Horizontal red hollow 견양 ovpt front; diagonal red hollow SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back
Replacement: s/n starts with 9 Unconfirmed
No date No sig Prefix/suffix AA/A - FL/L 7-digit s/n Intro: 22 01 2007
$1.50 - $1.50
Horizontal red 보기 ovpt front; vertical red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; all-zero s/n
Replacement: Prefix LA and s/n starts with 9 Unconfirmed
No date No sig Prefix/suffix AA/A - HE/L 7-digit s/n Intro: 02 01 2006
$7.50 - $7.50
Horizontal red 보기 ovpt front; vertical red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; all-zero s/n
Replacement: Prefix LA and s/n starts with 9
No date No sig Prefix/suffix AA/A - DA/L 7-digit s/n Intro: 22 01 2007
$14.00 - $14.00
Horizontal red 보기 ovpt front; vertical red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; all-zero s/n
Replacement: Prefix LA and s/n starts with 9 Unconfirmed
No date No sig Prefix/suffix AA/A - DA/L 7-digit s/n Intro: 23 06 2009
$70.00 - $70.00
Horizontal red 보기 ovpt front; vertical red SPECIMEN ovpt back; horizontal red # ovpt lower right back; all-zero s/n
Replacement: Prefix LA and s/n starts with 9 Unconfirmed
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