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{{Information |Description=Obverse side of a South Korean note of 1000 won |Source={{ko icon}}[http://www.bok.or.kr/template/main/html/index.jsp?tbl=tbl_FM0000000066_CA0000000505 The Bank of Korea; ''우리나라의 화폐, 1950년~1953년''] |Date=Bankno