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10 Hwan
| Issuer | Bank of Korea |
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| Year | 1953 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 券行銀國韓 行銀國韓 원십 圜拾 (Translation: Korean banknote, The Bank of Korea, Ten Won, Ten Hwan) |
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| Reverse lettering | The BANK OF KOREA 圜拾 십 원 TEN WON (Translation: Ten Hwan, Ten Won) |
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The hwan was introduced in February 1953 as a direct response to wartime hyperinflation, replacing the won at 1 hwan to 100 won. With the Korean War still active and domestic printing infrastructure destroyed or compromised, the Bank of Korea turned to the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing — the same facility producing American Federal Reserve notes — to produce the series.
Pick 13 is among the earliest issues under the new currency regime. The armistice came in July 1953, just months after these notes entered circulation.