| Denomination | 50,000 won |
|---|---|
| Date of first Issue | June 23, 2009 |
| Size | 154 × 68 ㎜ |
| Printing Method | offset + screen + intaglio + numbering |
| Design themes | - Portrait : Shin Saimdang - Obverse : Mukpododo(Painting of Grapes), Chochungdosubyeong(Folding Screen Embroidered Paintings of Insects and Plants) - Reverse : Wolmaedo(Painting of a Mumetree), Pungjukdo(Painting of Bamboo) |
| Remarks | - Manufactured by KOMSCO - Issued under "the plan to issue high denomination banknote" (May 2, 2007) - A female portrait on the obverse and vertical design on the reverse |
- 01. Hologram Stripe
- On the top, middle and bottom of the stripe, are three sets of changing images, 'map of Korea', 'taegeuk', and 'the four trigrams'. When the note is tilted, each of them appears in turn.
- 02. Moving images in the windowed thread ('MOTION')
- The taegeuk pattern on the thread moves from side to side when the note is tilted up and down, while moving up and down when the note is tilted from side to side.
- 03. Novel Numbering
- The size of the serial numbers at the top left side and bottom right side of the obverse increases gradually as they proceed from left to right.
- 04. Color Shifting Ink
- When the note is tilted, the color of the denomination changes from magenta to green.
- 05. Multi-tonal and Highlight Watermark
- Held up to the light, a hidden portrait of 'Shin Saimdang' and the figure '5' within the pentagon appear on the left part of the obverse.
- 06. Intaglio Latent Image
- When the note is tilted, the latent number '5' appears.
- 07. See-through Register
- Held up to the light, a complete 'taegeuk' appears, combining the images printed on the obverse and reverse of the note.
- 08. Tactile marks ('Intaglio endless pattern')
- The marks are adopted to assist the visually impaired in recognizing the denomination. Each mark is composed of 5 intaglio printed lines.
- 09. Micro lettering
- Micro letterings can be seen by using a magnifier. It looks like a dotted line when forged by a color printer or a color copier.
- 10. Security Fiber
- The fluorescent fiber can be seen under ultraviolet light. It is possible to see three kinds of fluorescent fiber scattered on the note.
- 11. Fully Embedded Security Thread
- Held up to the light, embedded characters and figures “한국은행 BANK OF KOREA 50000” can be seen.
- 12. Rainbow Printing
- As one of printing methods which uses different inks on one printing plate, the inks are mixed naturally. So, the rainbow effect appears on the note.
