Silver-blue composition turns the 2,000 Won into a Winter Olympic commemorative, where speed, snow and Korean painting meet in one national celebration.
Design & Symbolism
Obverse
The obverse is built around athletes from winter sports, including speed skating, biathlon, ice hockey, curling, ski jumping, luge and bobsled, with the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic logo, Gangwon Province mountain range and snowflake hologram worked into the design. The note presents the Games through motion and winter atmosphere, giving Korea’s first Olympic commemorative banknote a clear sporting focus.
Reverse
The vertical reverse features a tiger and pine tree from Kim Hong-do’s painting Songhamaenghodo, chosen in part because the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic mascot, Soohorang, is also a tiger. This side gives the commemorative issue a cultural depth beyond sport, linking the Winter Games to Korean artistic tradition and the symbolic force of the tiger.
Collector’s Insight
For collectors, this 2,000 Won note was introduced by the Bank of Korea for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, with 2.8 million notes issued and individual examples originally packaged in commemorative folders. The note was not intended for normal circulation, making its Olympic purpose central to its collector appeal. Its windowed Motion security thread with PyeongChang pattern, PyeongChang Olympic Stadium watermark, snowflake hologram and AA/A-AA/B prefix/suffix range provide clear authentication points within modern Korean commemorative banknotes.
Shipping & Guarantee
Each banknote is carefully handled and securely packed to ensure safe delivery. Authenticity is guaranteed.
Serial number and prefix may vary from the reference image.
