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JongnoGuru · Joined: 25 May 2004 Location: peeing on your doorstep

Aren't they?

They look like the old 1,000-won note that was in your trouser pocket and didn't know it, you tossed it in the washer & dryer, and it came out shrunken and all washed out. Colours are just hideous. I'm hating this one so much more than the 5,000- & 10,000-won notes. It actually makes them look great. Sad

VanIslander · Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 5:41 pm Post subject:

They remind me of Canada's smallest paper currency:

riley · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Location: where creditors can find me

Huh, I actually like the new 1,000 won notes. Of course I've always liked the color blue.

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

NO idea what one looks like.

Picture, please?

ilovebdt · Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Nr Seoul

Samantha · Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Location: Jinan-dong Hwaseong

I know wikipedia isn't the best source but it has the images Smile

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Currency_South_Korea.jpg

venus · Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Location: Near Seoul

I like the new 1,000 more. I like the brightness and crispness of the note and have always like blue and white together.

The new(ish) 5,000 was also more colorful than it's predecesor, thus also gets my vote.

This brings me to the 10,000. I DO NOT like it. Large denomination currency notes should FEEL like money, they should be big and have that 'papery' feel. I think the new one is poorly designed graphically and just doesn't feel like big money should do, it is too 'plasticy'.

Anyone remember the old fifty pound notes in England? If you had a few of those in your hand you felt like a KING! As with the new Korean Won 10,000, the recent ones feel lack-lustre in comparison.

Just my 1,000 wons worth....

P.s - anyone know if they are thinking of bringing out higher denomination notes - a 20,000 or a 50,000...? I've always wondered why they haven't. Anyone know why....?

Cool

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

ilovebdt · Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Location: Nr Seoul

[quote="venus"]Anyone remember the old fifty pound notes in England? If you had a few of those in your hand you felt like a KING! As with the new Korean Won 10,000, the recent ones feel lack-lustre in comparison.]

Yes, but 50 pound notes are a bugger to get rid of once you have them Sad

ilovebdt

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

I haven't seen one up close yet, but I've seen the pictures on Wikipedia. They are quite diffrent. My guess is eventually the old ones will disappear much like the old 5,000 won bills did right after they were released.

I'll go to the bank this afternoon and see if I can get one.

twg · Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Location: Getting some fresh air...

The ATM in front of my building is only giving out the new man wons.

Very colorful, but my wallet now feels over-sized.

Chamchiman · Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Location: Digging the Grave

I like the old one better. The new bills are too "Look at me!" - like an altogether decent looking chick who spoils her face by trying too hard with colored contacts and fancy make-up. The old ones seemed cooler and more understated which I liked just fine. Also, although I do like Joseon landscape-type scenes, I don't catch a particularly nice vibe from the painting on the back of the new thousand. I liked the 도산서원/오죽헌/경희루 theme on the old money.

JongnoGuru · Joined: 25 May 2004 Location: peeing on your doorstep

Damn it, I didn't start this poll to have people disagree with me.

venus · Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Location: Near Seoul

Maserial · Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Location: The Web

As of late, my wallet has become a free-for-all. Some days, I've got an assortment of ten-thousand, five-thousand, and one-thousand won bills, both old- and new-style, popping out from the folds. Yeah, it's a cornucopia and all that.

Furthermore, my qualm with the new bills is that I feel as if I'm paying for things with Monopoly money. [insert joke about Oriental Avenue here]