The Story Behind The Korean Coins

On the 5,000 won note is a picture of Yulgok Yi I, a prominent Korean Confucianist with a picture of the Ojukheon house where he was born, now a tourist attraction in Gang won province. You also know a little about Korean history, culture and some tourist attractions in the photos on the won bills or coins. Readers from the Joseon period on the 1,000 won note The most popular banknote in Korea has a denomination of 1,000 won. with eye-catching light blue color. The top of the note features flowers, a hanok house, and a portrait of a man: scholar Toegye Yi Hwang during the Joseon Dynasty, scholar Yi Hwang and maehwa flower on a 1,000 won note

. He is one of the major contributors to the Dosanseowon Confucius Academy. In addition, Yi Hwang was also the principal of Myeongnyundang, an important educational center during the Jeseon dynasty with the image printed after his portrait. During his life, Yi Hwang loved the maehwa flower and when he passed away, Yi Hwang want my son to continue taking care of this flower That's why pictures of maehwa flowers appear on the 1,000 won bill.



More specifically, the back of the bill is a landscape picture of Dosanseodang's predecessor, where Yi Hwang retired to study. This is the oldest building in the Dosanseowon Confucius Academy complex, the mother on the 5,000 won and 50,000 won notes Behind these two notes is a secret that is hard to find in any currency in the world . The special feature here is that the two characters depicted on the 5,000 won and 50,000 won bills are mother and daughter: Shin Saimdang and son Yulgok Yi I. Mother and daughter Shin Saimdang and Yulgok Yi I on 5,000 and 50,000 won bills. On the 5,000 won bill, behind Yulgok Yi's portrait is a picture of Ojukheon house, the birthplace of Shin Saimdang and also the place where she gave birth to Yulgok YI in 1536. Now, the house The above has become a popular tourist attraction in Korea, and most of all, the landscape painting on both of these bills is painted by Shin Saimdang. She is not only famous for being a gentle wife and intelligent mother, but also as a talented painter Among them, the vine painting on the 50,000 won bill is her most famous work.



The benevolent king on the 10,000 won bill of Korea is green and depicts the image of the 4th king of the dynasty. Joseon, King Sejong. He is one of the most benevolent and compassionate kings in Korean history. Jesong and his work on the 10,000 won bill. While other notes show an image of works important to a character's life, the 10,000 won note depicts one of Sejong's greatest contributions. The front of the note features an excerpt from the first completed work in Korean, Yongbieocheonga, which means "the songs of dragons flying to heaven". This work was written by King Sejong and is being kept at the National Museum of Korea. Story on Coins Not only with paper money, the coins also have pictures of many works or symbols.



The Korean coin depicts the image of a naval general. With 10 won coins, you can admire Dabotap - a famous stone temple in Korea. The 50 won coin is imprinted with a ripe rice flower and a 100 won coin shows the image of General Yi Sun shin, who alone defeated the Japanese invaders during the Imjin War. On 500 won coin - the coin with the largest denomination is the image of a crane, symbolizing Korean scholars, and for the 1 won coin with the smallest value, you can see the national flower of the Korea, rose Sharon. According to Vnexpress ***.

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