Classical order - wikipedia Classical order Jump to : navigation , search An illustration of the Five Architectural Orders engraved for the Encyclopédie , vol. 18 , showing the Tuscan and Doric orders ( top row ) ; two versions of the Ionic order ( center row ) ; Corinthian and Composite orders ( bottom row ) . An order in architecture is a certain assemblage of parts subject to uniform established proportions , regulated by the office that each part has to perform `` . Coming down to the present from Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman civilization , the architectural orders are the styles of classical architecture , each distinguished by its proportions and characteristic profiles and details , and most readily recognizable by the type of column employed . The three orders of architecture -- the Doric , Ionic , and Corinthian -- originated in Greece . To these the Romans added , in practice if not in name , the Tuscan , which they made simpler than Doric , and the Composite , which was more ornamental than the Corinthian . The architectural order of a classical building is akin to the mode or key of classical music , the grammar or rhetoric of a written composition . It is established by certain modules like the intervals of music , and it raises certain expectations in an audience attuned to its language . Whereas the orders were essentially structural in Ancient Greek architecture , which made little use of the arch until its late period , in Roman architecture where the arch was often dominant , the orders became increasingly decorative elements except in porticos and similar uses . Columns shrank into half - columns emerging from walls or turned into pilasters . This treatment continued after the conscious and `` correct '' use of the orders , initially following exclusively Roman models , returned in the Italian Renaissance . Greek Revival architecture , inspired by increasing knowledge of Greek originals , returned to more authentic models , including ones from relatively early periods . Contents ( hide ) 1 Elements 2 Measurement 3 Greek orders 3.1 Doric order 3.2 Ionic order 3.3 Corinthian order 4 Roman orders 4.1 Tuscan order 4.2 Composite order 5 Historical development of the orders 6 Vignola defining the concept of `` order '' 7 Nonce orders 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 Further reading Elements ( edit ) Table of architecture , Cyclopaedia , 1728 Each style has distinctive capitals at the top of columns and horizontal entablatures which it supports , while the rest of the building does not in itself vary between the orders . The column shaft and base also varies with the order , and is sometimes articulated with vertical hollow grooves known as fluting . The shaft is wider at the bottom than at the top , because its entasis , beginning a third of the way up , imperceptibly makes the column slightly more slender at the top , although some Doric columns , especially early Greek ones , are visibly `` flared '' , with straight profiles that narrow going up the shaft . The capital rests on the shaft . It has a load - bearing function , which concentrates the weight of the entablature on the supportive column , but it primarily serves an aesthetic purpose . The necking is the continuation of the shaft , but is visually separated by one or many grooves . The echinus lies atop the necking . It is a circular block that bulges outwards towards the top to support the abacus , which is a square or shaped block that in turn supports the entablature . The entablature consists of three horizontal layers , all of which are visually separated from each other using moldings or bands . In Roman and post-Renaissance work , the entablature may be carried from column to column in the form of an arch that springs from the column that bears its weight , retaining its divisions and sculptural enrichment , if any . There are names for all the many parts of the orders . Measurement ( edit ) Greek orders with full height The height of columns are calculated in terms of a ratio between the diameter of the shaft at its base and the height of the column . A Doric column can be described as seven diameters high , an Ionic column as eight diameters high and a Corinthian column nine diameters high , although the actual ratios used vary considerably in both ancient and revived examples , but keeping to the trend of increasing slimness between the orders . Sometimes this is phrased as `` lower diameters high '' , to establish which part of the shaft has been measured . Greek orders ( edit ) There are three distinct orders in Ancient Greek architecture : Doric , Ionic , and Corinthian . These three were adopted by the Romans , who modified their capitals . The Roman adoption of the Greek orders took place in the 1st century BC . The three Ancient Greek orders have since been consistently used in neo-classical European architecture . Sometimes the Doric order is considered the earliest order , but there is no evidence to support this . Rather , the Doric and Ionic orders seem to have appeared at around the same time , the Ionic in eastern Greece and the Doric in the west and mainland . Both the Doric and the Ionic order appear to have originated in wood . The Temple of Hera in Olympia is the oldest well - preserved temple of Doric architecture . It was built just after 600 BC . The Doric order later spread across Greece and into Sicily where it was the chief order for monumental architecture for 800 years . Early Greeks were no doubt aware of the use of stone columns with bases and capitals in Ancient Egyptian architecture , and that of other Near Eastern cultures , although there they were mostly used in interiors , rather than as a dominant feature of all or part of exteriors , in the Greek style . The Doric order of the Parthenon Doric order ( edit ) Main article : Doric order The Doric order originated on the mainland and western Greece . It is the simplest of the orders , characterized by short , faceted , heavy columns with plain , round capitals ( tops ) and no base . With a height that is only four to eight times its diameter , the columns are the most squat of all orders . The shaft of the Doric order is channeled with 20 flutes . The capital consists of a necking which is of a simple form . The echinus is convex and the abacus is square . Above the capital is a square abacus connecting the capital to the entablature . The Entablature is divided into three horizontal registers , the lower part of which is either smooth or divided by horizontal lines . The upper half is distinctive for the Doric order . The frieze of the Doric entablature is divided into triglyphs and metopes . A triglyph is a unit consisting of three vertical bands which are separated by grooves . Metopes are the plain or carved reliefs between two triglyphs . The Greek forms of the Doric order come without an individual base . They instead are placed directly on the stylobate . Later forms , however , came with the conventional base consisting of a plinth and a torus . The Roman versions of the Doric order have smaller proportions . As a result , they appear lighter than the Greek orders . Ionic order Ionic order ( edit ) Main article : Ionic order The Ionic order came from eastern Greece , where its origins are entwined with the similar but little known Aeolic order . It is distinguished by slender , fluted pillars with a large base and two opposed volutes ( also called scrolls ) in the echinus of the capital . The echinus itself is decorated with an egg - and - dart motif . The Ionic shaft comes with four more flutes than the Doric counterpart ( totalling 24 ) . The Ionic base has two convex moldings called tori which are separated by a scotia . The Ionic order is also marked by an entasis , a curved tapering in the column shaft . A column of the ionic order is nine times its lower diameter . The shaft itself is eight diameters high . The architrave of the entablature commonly consists of three stepped bands ( fasciae ) . The frieze comes without the Doric triglyph and metope . The frieze sometimes comes with a continuous ornament such as carved figures instead . Corinthian order Corinthian order ( edit ) Main article : Corinthian order The Corinthian order is the most ornate of the Greek orders , characterized by a slender fluted column having an ornate capital decorated with two rows of acanthus leaves and four scrolls . It is commonly regarded as the most elegant of the three orders . The shaft of the Corinthian order has 24 flutes . The column is commonly ten diameters high . The Roman writer Vitruvius credited the invention of the Corinthian order to Callimachus , a Greek sculptor of the 5th century BC . The oldest known building built according to this order is the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates in Athens , constructed from 335 to 334 BC . The Corinthian order was raised to rank by the writings of Vitruvius in the 1st century BC . Roman orders ( edit ) The Romans adapted all the Greek orders and also developed two orders of their own , basically modifications of Greek orders . However , it was not until the Renaissance that these were named and formalized as the Tuscan and Composite , respectively the plainest and most ornate of the orders . The Romans also invented the superposed order . A superposed order is when successive stories of a building have different orders . The heaviest orders were at the bottom , whilst the lightest came at the top . This means that the Doric order was the order of the ground floor , the Ionic order was used for the middle story , while the Corinthian or the Composite order was used for the top story . The Colossal order was invented by architects in the Renaissance . The Colossal order is characterized by columns that extend the height of two or more stories . The Tuscan order in Andrea Palladio , Quattro Libri di Architettura , 1570 Tuscan order ( edit ) Main article : Tuscan order The Tuscan order has a very plain design , with a plain shaft , and a simple capital , base , and frieze . It is a simplified adaptation of the Doric order by the Greeks . The Tuscan order is characterized by an unfluted shaft and a capital that only consists of an echinus and an abacus . In proportions it is similar to the Doric order , but overall it is significantly plainer . The column is normally seven diameters high . Compared to the other orders , the Tuscan order looks the most solid . Composite order Composite order ( edit ) Main article : Composite order The Composite order is a mixed order , combining the volutes of the Ionic with the leaves of the Corinthian order . Until the Renaissance it was not ranked as a separate order . Instead it was considered as a late Roman form of the Corinthian order . The column of the Composite order is typically ten diameters high . Historical development of the orders ( edit ) The St - Gervais - et - St - Protais Church in Paris presents columns of the three orders : Doric at the ground floor , Ionic at the second floor , Corinthian at the third floor The Tower of The Five Orders at the Bodleian Library at Oxford University , completed in 1619 , includes Tuscan through Composite orders . The Renaissance period saw renewed interest in the literary sources of the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome , and the fertile development of a new architecture based on classical principles . The treatise De architectura by Roman theoretician , architect and engineer Vitruvius , is the only architectural writing that survived from Antiquity . Rediscovered in the 15th century , Vitruvius was instantly hailed as the authority on architecture . However , in his text the word order is not to be found . To describe the four species of columns ( he only mentions : Tuscan , Doric , Ionic and Corinthian ) he uses , in fact , various words such as : genus ( gender ) , mos ( habit , fashion , manner ) , opera ( work ) . The term order , as well as the idea of redefining the canon started circulating in Rome , at the beginning of the 16th century , probably during the studies of Vitruvius ' text conducted and shared by Peruzzi , Raphael and Sangallo . Ever since , the definition of the canon has been a collective endeavor that involved several generations of European architects , from Renaissance and Baroque periods , basing their theories both on the study of Vitruvius ' writings and the observation of Roman ruins ( the Greek ruins became available only after Greek Independence , 1821 -- 23 ) . What was added were rules for the use of the Architectural Orders , and the exact proportions of them down to the most minute detail . Commentary on the appropriateness of the orders for temples devoted to particular deities ( Vitruvius I. 2.5 ) were elaborated by Renaissance theorists , with Doric characterized as bold and manly , Ionic as matronly , and Corinthian as maidenly . Vignola defining the concept of `` order '' ( edit ) Main article : The Five Orders of Architecture Following the examples of Vitruvius and the five books of the Regole generali di architettura sopra le cinque maniere de gli edifici by Sebastiano Serlio , published from 1537 onwards , Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola produced an architecture rule book that was not only more practical than the previous two treatises , but also was systematically and consistently adopting , for the first time , the term order to define each of the five different species of columns inherited from Antiquity . A first publication of the various plates , as separate sheets , appeared in Rome in 1562 , with the title : Regola delli Cinque Ordini di Architettura ( Canon of the Five Orders of Architecture ) . As David Watkin has pointed out , Vignola 's book `` was to have an astonishing publishing history of over 500 editions in 400 years in ten languages , Italian , Dutch , English , Flemish , French , German , Portuguese , Russian , Spanish , Swedish , during which it became perhaps the most influential book of all times '' . The book consisted simply of an introduction followed by 32 annotated plates , highlighting the proportional system with all the minute details of the Five Architectural Orders . According to Christof Thoenes , the main expert of Renaissance architectural treatises , `` in accordance with Vitruvius 's example , Vignola chose a `` module '' equal to a half - diameter which is the base of the system . All the other measurements are expressed in fractions or in multiples of this module . The result is an arithmetical model , and with its help each order , harmoniously proportioned , can easily be adapted to any given height , of a façade or an interior . From this point of view , Vignola 's Regola is a remarkable intellectual achievement ``. ( 1 ) In America , The American Builder 's Companion , written in the early 19th century by the architect Asher Benjamin , influenced many builders in the eastern states , particularly those who developed what became known as the Federal style . The last American re-interpretation of Vignola 's Regola , was edited in 1904 by William Robert Ware . The break from the classical mode came first with the Gothic revival , then the development of modernism during the 19th century . The Bauhaus promoted pure functionalism , stripped of superfluous ornament , and that has become one of the defining characteristics of modern architecture . There are some exceptions . Postmodernism introduced an ironic use of the orders as a cultural reference , divorced from the strict rules of composition . On the other hand , a few practitioners e.g. Quinlan Terry and Stuart Martin still work in a traditional classical idiom . Corn capital at the Litchfield Villa Prospect Park ( Brooklyn ) ( A.J. Davis , architect ) Nonce orders ( edit ) Several orders , usually based upon the composite order and only varying in the design of the capitals , have been invented under the inspiration of specific occasions , but have not been used again . Thus they may be termed `` nonce orders '' on the analogy of nonce words . Robert Adam 's brother James was in Rome in 1762 , drawing antiquities under the direction of Clérisseau ; he invented a British Order , of which his ink - and - wash rendering with red highlighting is at the Avery Library , Columbia University . Adam published an engraving of it . In its capital the heraldic lion and unicorn take the place of the Composite 's volutes , a Byzantine / Romanesque conception , but expressed in terms of neoclassical realism . In 1789 George Dance invented an Ammonite Order , a variant of Ionic substituting volutes in the form of fossil ammonites for John Boydell 's Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall , London . An adaptation of the Corinthian order by William Donthorne that used turnip leaves and mangelwurzel is termed the Agricultural Order . In the United States Benjamin Latrobe , the architect of the Capitol building in Washington DC , designed a series of botanically American orders . Most famous is the order substituting corncobs and their husks , which was executed by Giuseppe Franzoni and employed in the small domed Vestibule of the Supreme Court . Only the Supreme Court survived the fire of August 24 , 1814 , nearly intact . With peace restored , Latrobe designed an American order that substituted for the acanthus tobacco leaves , of which he sent a sketch to Thomas Jefferson in a letter , November 5 , 1816 . He was encouraged to send a model of it , which remains at Monticello . In the 1830s Alexander Jackson Davis admired it enough to make a drawing of it . In 1809 Latrobe invented a second American order , employing magnolia flowers constrained within the profile of classical mouldings , as his drawing demonstrates . It was intended for `` the Upper Columns in the Gallery of the Entrance of the Chamber of the Senate '' ( United States Capitol exhibit ) . The `` Delhi order '' at Rashtrapati Bhavan , New Delhi Edwin Lutyens , who from 1912 laid out New Delhi as the new seat of government for the British Empire in India , designed a Delhi Order having a capital displaying a band of vertical ridges , and with bells hanging at each corner as a replacement for volutes . His design for the new city 's central palace , Viceroy 's House , now the Presidential residence Rashtrapati Bhavan , was a thorough integration of elements of Indian architecture into a building of classical forms and proportions , and made use of the order throughout . The Delhi Order reappears in some later Lutyens buildings including Campion Hall , Oxford . These nonce orders all express the `` speaking architecture '' ( architecture parlante ) that was taught in the Paris courses , most explicitly by Étienne - Louis Boullée , in which sculptural details of classical architecture could be enlisted to speak symbolically , the better to express the purpose of the structure and enrich its visual meaning with specific appropriateness . This idea was taken up strongly in the training of Beaux - Arts architecture , ca 1875 - 1915 . See also ( edit ) Architecture portal Temple ( Greek ) Temple ( Roman ) De architectura by Vitruvius Persian column External video Smarthistory - The Classical orders A Smarthistory video . Notes ( edit ) Jump up ^ Joseph Gwilt , The Encyclopedia of Architecture Jump up ^ Summerson , 7 - 15 Jump up ^ Summerson , 19 - 21 Jump up ^ H. Burns and H. Gunthers , 24éme Colloque International d'Etude Humanistes , Tours 1981 Jump up ^ Julian Small , `` The five orders of classical architecture '' . Jump up ^ The most recent English translation is the one , with an introduction and commentary by Branko Mitrovic , N.Y. 1999 Jump up ^ David Watkin , Introduction to the Canon of the Five Orders of Architecture , translated by John Leeke , reprint of the 1699 edition , N.Y. , 2011 Jump up ^ Benjamin , Asher ( 1827 ) . The American Builder 's Companion : Or , a System of Architecture Particularly Adapted to the Present Style of Building . Dover Publications . ISBN 978 - 0 - 486 - 22236 - 3 . Jump up ^ Ware , William R. ( 1994 ) . The American Vignola : a guide to the making of classical architecture . Courier Dover Publications . p. 160 . ISBN 978 - 0 - 486 - 28310 - 4 . Jump up ^ Curl , James Stevens ; Wilson , Susan ( 2016 ) . Oxford Dictionary of Architecture . Oxford University Press . p. 22 . ISBN 978 - 0 - 19 - 967499 - 2 . Jump up ^ Curl , p. 238 Jump up ^ Curl , p. 11 Jump up ^ Gradidge , Roderick ( 1981 ) . Edwin Lutyens : Architect Laureate . London : George Allen and Unwin . p. 69 . ISBN 0 - 04 - 720023 - 5 . ^ Jump up to : Gradidge , Roderick ( 1981 ) . Edwin Lutyens : Architect Laureate . London : George Allen and Unwin . p. 151 . ISBN 0 - 04 - 720023 - 5 . Jump up ^ Wilhide , Elizabeth ( 2012 ) . Sir Edwin Lutyens : Designing in the English Tradition . London : National Trust Books . pp. 41 -- 42 . ISBN 9781907892271 . Jump up ^ Gradidge , Roderick ( 1981 ) . Edwin Lutyens : Architect Laureate . London : George Allen and Unwin . p. 161 . ISBN 0 - 04 - 720023 - 5 . References ( edit ) Summerson , John , The Classical Language of Architecture , 1980 edition , Thames and Hudson World of Art series , ISBN 0500201773 Library resources about Classical order Online books Resources in your library Resources in other libraries Further reading ( edit ) Barletta , Barbara A. , The Origins of the Greek Architectural Orders ( Cambridge University Press ) 2001 Barozzi da Vignola , Giacomo , Canon of the Five Orders , Translated into English , with an introduction and commentary by Branko Mitrovic , Acanthus Press , N.Y. , 1999 Barozzi da Vignola , Giacomo , Canon of the Five Orders , Translated by John Leeke ( 1669 ) , with an introduction by David Watkin , Dover Publications , N.Y. , 2011 Chitham , Robert ( 2005 ) . The Classical Orders Of Architecture . Elsevier / Architectural Press . ISBN 978 - 0 - 7506 - 6124 - 9 . James Stevens Curl ( 2003 ) . Classical Architecture : An Introduction to Its Vocabulary and Essentials , With a Select Glossary of Terms . W.W. Norton & Company . ISBN 978 - 0 - 393 - 73119 - 4 . John Newenham Summerson ( 1963 ) . The Classical Language of Architecture . The MIT Press . ISBN 978 - 0 - 262 - 69012 - 6 . Tzonis , Alexander. ; Lefaivre , Liane. ( 1986 ) . Classical architecture : the poetics of order . The MIT Press . ISBN 978 - 0 - 262 - 70031 - 3 . Gromort , Georges ( 2001 ) . The Elements of Classical Architecture . W.W. Norton & Company . ISBN 978 - 0 - 393 - 73051 - 7 . 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George Barnes ( musician ) - wikipedia George Barnes ( musician ) Jump to : navigation , search This article includes a list of references , but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . ( June 2014 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) George Barnes Background information Birth name George Warren Barnes ( 1921 - 07 - 17 ) July 17 , 1921 South Chicago Heights , Illinois , U.S. September 5 , 1977 ( 1977 - 09 - 05 ) ( aged 56 ) Concord , California Genres Jazz blues swing pop rock R&B Occupation ( s ) Musician arranger composer music educator Instruments Guitar Years active 1931 -- 1977 Labels Okeh Decca Mercury Concord Jazz Associated acts Carl Kress Bucky Pizzarelli Ruby Braff Website georgebarneslegacy.com George Warren Barnes ( July 17 , 1921 -- September 5 , 1977 ) was an American swing jazz guitarist who played the first electric guitar in 1931 . He made the first commercial recording of an electric guitar on March 1 , 1938 , in sessions with Big Bill Broonzy . Contents ( hide ) 1 Biography 2 First recording with electric guitar 3 Style and technique 4 Discography 4.1 As leader or co-leader 5 Singles 6 References 7 External links Biography ( edit ) Barnes was born in South Chicago Heights , Illinois in 1921 . His father was a guitarist and taught Barnes acoustic guitar at the age of nine . A year later , in 1931 , Barnes 's brother made a pickup and amplifier for him . Barnes said that he was the first person to play electric guitar . From 1935 -- 1937 , he had his own band that performed in the Midwest . On March 1 , 1938 , he recorded the songs `` Sweetheart Land '' and `` It 's a Lowdown Dirty Shame '' with blues guitarist Big Bill Broonzy , and in doing so he became the first person to make a record on electric guitar , fifteen days before Eddie Durham recorded on electric guitar with the Kansas City Five . In 1938 , when he was seventeen , he was hired as staff guitarist for the NBC Orchestra . He was also staff guitarist and arranger for Decca Records and recorded with Blind John Davis , Jazz Gillum , Merline Johnson , Curtis Jones , and Washboard Sam . In 1940 , Barnes released his first solo recording , `` I 'm Forever Blowing Bubbles '' and `` I Ca n't Believe That You 're in Love with Me '' on Okeh Records . He was drafted in 1942 and served with the U.S. Army as an intercept operator in the Pentagon . After his discharge in 1946 , he formed the George Barnes Octet and was given a fifteen - minute radio program on the ABC network . On January 17 , 1947 , he married Evelyn Lorraine Triplett in Chicago . In 1951 , he was signed to Decca Records by Milt Gabler and moved from Chicago to New York City . In 1953 , he joined the orchestra for the television show Your Hit Parade . The band was conducted by Raymond Scott , and Barnes was a featured soloist . Barnes , Scott , and vocalist Dorothy Collins ( Scott 's wife ) also recorded together . Barnes worked often as a studio musician in New York City , playing on hundreds of albums and jingles from the early 1950s through the late 1960s . He played guitar on Patsy Cline 's New York sessions in April 1957 . Although he was primarily a swing jazz guitarist , he participated in hundreds of pop , rock , and R&B recording sessions . He played on many hit songs by the Coasters , on `` This Magic Moment '' by the Drifters , on `` Lonely Teardrops '' by Jackie Wilson , and on `` Lipstick on Your Collar '' by Connie Francis . His electric guitar can be heard in the movie A Face in the Crowd . He recorded three albums for Mercury Records : Movin ' Easy ( 1960 ) with his Jazz Renaissance Quintet , Guitar Galaxies ( 1960 ) , and Guitars Galore ( 1961 ) . The latter two contained his orchestrations for ten guitars , known as his guitar choir , which used guitars in place of a horn section . The two albums employed a recording technique known as Perfect Presence Sound . Barnes received the most attention as a jazz guitarist when he recorded as a duo with Carl Kress from 1961 -- 1965 . He and Kress were invited to play at the White House Christmas party on December 17 , 1964 . For the occasion , Barnes wrote `` Watusi for Luci '' for First Daughter Luci Baines Johnson because she was famous for dancing the Watusi in clubs with Hollywood celebrities . The song was used as the theme for The Clay Cole Show in 1965 , when the TV show was renamed Clay Cole 's Discotek . Barnes formed a duo with jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli that lasted from 1969 -- 1972 . In 1973 , he and cornetist Ruby Braff formed the Ruby Braff -- George Barnes Quartet . The quartet recorded several albums , including Live at the New School ( Chiaroscuro , 1974 ) , To Fred Astaire with Love ( RCA , 1975 ) , and The Rodgers and Hart Songbook ( 1973 ) with singer Tony Bennett . From 1973 until 1977 , Barnes recorded several well - received solo albums for Concord Jazz and with the quartet he had formed with Braff . He also recorded two albums for jazz violinist Joe Venuti . Barnes and his wife , Evelyn , left New York City after his last European tour in 1975 to live and work in the San Francisco Bay area . He died of a heart attack in Concord , California in 1977 at the age of 56 . First recording with electric guitar ( edit ) Barnes played an electric guitar on two songs , `` Sweetheart Land '' and `` It 's a Low - Down Dirty Shame '' , recorded by Big Bill Broonzy and produced by Lester Melrose in Chicago on March 1 , 1938 . Some historians attribute the first recording with electric guitar to Eddie Durham , Durham 's recording in 1935 was the first to record an electrically amplified guitar ( 1 ) with Jimmie Lunceford in ' Hittin ' The Bottle ' that was recorded in New York for the Decca label. ( 2 ) Several recordings of an electric lap steel guitar precede both , including recordings by Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies with Bob Dunn on electric lap steel as early as January 1935 . But Broonzy 's 1938 session with Barnes is the first to feature an electrically amplified ( non -- lap steel ) guitar . Style and technique ( edit ) Barnes 's style took shape before the development of bebop , and he remained a swing stylist throughout his career . His lines were usually short , melodic , bluesy and `` inside '' ( i.e. , diatonic ) , compared to the chromaticism and long lines of bop - era guitarists . His improvisations often employed call and response phrases , and his tone was clearer , cleaner and brighter than many other jazz guitarists ( such as Joe Pass or Jim Hall ) and reflected his `` happy '' approach to music . Not long before his death , he recorded three live albums -- two produced from an April 17 , 1977 concert at the San Francisco club Bimbo 's 365 , the other at the Willows Theatre in Concord , California . The albums are good examples of his swinging , happy and often mischievous style . The albums also include his banter with the audience and his introductions of tunes and his band , giving the listener a glimpse of his sense of humor . In a review of the album Do n't Get Around Much Anymore ( material from a 1977 concert in Concord , California , recorded a little more than a month before Barnes 's sudden death at the age of 56 ) , Jim Ferguson wrote , `` Often overlooked in a sea of more modern - sounding , bebop - oriented guitarists , George Barnes could swing like mad and spin out intricate , frequently bluesy phrases with awesome precision and musicality ... From start to finish , this well - recorded performance demonstrates the qualities that qualify Barnes for a position among the most elite players in the annals of jazz guitar . '' In 1942 , Barnes wrote the first electric guitar method , The George Barnes Electric Guitar Method , published by Wm. J. Smith . In 1961 , he wrote and recorded George Barnes ' Living Guitar Method ; The Easy Way to Learn All the Chords and Rhythms and Ten Duets for Two Guitars ( recorded with his partner Carl Kress ) for Music Minus One . In 1965 , he wrote How to Arrange for Solo Guitar , published by Peermusic . He also produced the first guitar course offered on cassette tape , The Great George Barnes Guitar Course , published in 1970 by Prentice Hall . Discography ( edit ) By release date As leader or co-leader ( edit ) Guitar Galaxies ( Mercury , 1960 ) Guitars Galore ( Mercury , 1962 ) Town Hall Concert with Carl Kress ( United Artists , 1963 ) Guitars : Pure and Honest with Bucky Pizzarelli ( A&R , 1971 ) Swing , Guitars with Dick Hyman and Hank Jones ( Famous Door , 1972 ) The Ruby Braff George Barnes Quartet ( Chiaroscuro , 1973 ) The Ruby Braff George Barnes Quartet Plays Gershwin ( Concord Jazz , 1974 ) To Fred Astaire with Love , Ruby Braff George Barnes Quartet ( RCA , 1975 ) Gems with Joe Venuti ( Concord Jazz , 1975 ) Live at the Concord Summer Festival with Joe Venuti ( Concord Jazz , 1976 ) Guitars , Anyone ? with Carl Kress ( Carney , 1977 ) Blues Going Up ( Concord Jazz , 1977 ) Live at the Concord Summer Festival with Joe Venuti ( Concord Jazz , 1977 ) Plays So Good ( Concord Jazz , 1978 ) Two Guitars and a Horn , with Carl Kress and Bud Freeman ( Stash , 1983 ) Guitars by George ! ( Decca ) Ten Duets for Two Guitars , with Carl Kress ( Music Minus One ) Jazz Vignettes , with Bud Freeman ( Mercury ) Salutes Rodgers and Hart , Ruby Braff George Barnes Quartet ( Concord , 1990 ) Live at The New School , Ruby Braff George Barnes Quartet ( Chiaroscuro , 1994 ) As Good As It Gets : Live in Aspen , with Ralph Sutton ( Victoria , 2003 ) Do n't Get Around Much Anymore ( Acoustic Disc , 2003 ) The Uncollected George Barnes and His Orchestra ( Hindsight , 2011 ) Country Jazz ( Sundazed , 2017 ) Singles ( edit ) `` Sweetheart Land '' / `` It 's a Low Down Dirty Shame '' -- Big Bill Broonzy ( March 1 , 1938 ) , with Bill Owsley ( ts ) , BJ Davis ( p ) , George Barnes ( el / g ) `` It 's Too Late Now '' / `` Down at the Old Village Store '' / `` The Gal I Love '' -- Washboard Sam ( March 14 , 1938 ) , with Big Bill ( g ) , George Barnes ( el / g ) , Black Bob ( b ) `` New Shake ' Em on Down '' / `` Night Time Is the Right Time '' -- Big Bill Broonzy ( May 5 , 1938 ) , with Bill Owsley ( cl , ts ) , Joshua Altheimer ( p ) , George Barnes ( el / g ) , unknown ( b ) `` I 'm Forever Blowing Bubbles '' / `` I Ca n't Believe That You 're in Love With Me '' -- George Barnes ( g ) ( February 1940 ) , with Duney Warren ( ts ) , Bill Huntington ( g ) , Ernie Newton ( b ) `` Lula from Honolulu '' -- Sweet Violet Boys ( February 15 , 1940 ) , with Alan Crockett ( vocal , fiddle ) , Augie Klein ( accordion ) , George Barnes ( electric guitar ) , Chick Hurt ( mandolin ) , Salty Holmes ( guitar ) , Bob Long ( guitar ) , Jack Taylor ( string bass ) , Vocalion `` Kilroy Is Here '' / `` Zebra 's Derby '' / `` At the Jazz Band Ball '' / `` Starlight Interlude '' -- George Barnes Octet ( 1946 ) , with various woodwinds `` A Good Night for Murder '' / `` Suite for Octette '' -- George Barnes Octet ( 1946 ) `` Movin ' Easy '' / `` Pick Yourself Up '' -- George Barnes ( g ) , Billy Bauer ( g ) , Hank D'Amico ( cl ) , Jack Lesberg ( b ) , Cliff Leeman ( d ) ( 1959 ) `` Something Tender '' / `` The Eel 's Nephew '' -- George Barnes ( g ) , Carl Kress ( g ) , Bud Freeman ( ts ) ( 1962 ) `` Watusi for Luci '' / `` The Jazzman Blues '' -- George Barnes ( g ) , Carl Kress ( g ) ( 1965 ) `` Blue Skies '' / `` Eleanor Rigby '' / `` Here There and Everywhere '' / `` Rose Room '' / `` Love Story Theme '' -- George Barnes ( g ) , Bucky Pizzarelli ( g ) ( 1971 ) , Town Hall concert `` Blue Moon '' / `` The Lady Is a Tramp '' -- Tony Bennett ( 1973 ) , with George Barnes ( g ) , Ruby Braff ( cornet ) , Wayne Wright ( g ) , John Giuffrida ( b ) `` I Want to Be Happy '' / `` I 'm Coming Virginia '' -- Joe Venuti ( 1975 ) , Joe Venuti ( v ) , George Barnes ( g ) , Bob Gibbons ( g ) , Herb Mickman ( b ) , Jake Hanna ( d ) `` Moonglow '' / `` Fascinatin ' Rhythm '' -- George Barnes ( g ) , Duncan James ( g ) , Dean Reilly ( b ) , Benny Barth ( d ) ( 1977 ) References ( edit ) ^ Jump up to : Yanow , Scott ( 2013 ) . The great jazz guitarists : the ultimate guide . San Francisco : Backbeat . p. 16 . ISBN 978 - 1 - 61713 - 023 - 6 . Jump up ^ `` Rock - a-billy Hall '' . Rock - a-billy Hall . Retrieved 2011 - 11 - 01 . Jump up ^ JazzTimes review of Do n't Get Around Much Anymore ( George Barnes Quartet ) by Jim Ferguson ( retrieved 3 October 2011 ) Jump up ^ `` George Barnes Album Discography AllMusic '' . AllMusic . Retrieved 11 January 2017 . External links ( edit ) George Barnes Legacy Collection Five Pioneers of Electric Jazz Guitar ( NPR , January 2013 ) VIAF : 56795286 LCCN : n85139939 ISNI : 0000 0000 7997 3884 GND : 134321529 SUDOC : 124393454 BNF : cb13891171v ( data ) MusicBrainz : 4bfe4dde - 72ff - 4edf - bb79 - 77747bf5391d SNAC : w64t752z Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Barnes_(musician)&oldid=836817467 '' Categories : 1921 births 1977 deaths People from Cook County , Illinois American jazz guitarists Swing guitarists Mainstream jazz guitarists 20th - century American guitarists American male guitarists Hidden categories : Articles lacking in - text citations from June 2014 All articles lacking in - text citations Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 17 April 2018 , at 01 : 15 . 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South Korean won - wikipedia South Korean won Jump to : navigation , search South Korean won 대한민국 원 ( Korean ) Coins and banknotes of the South Korean won . ISO 4217 Code KRW Number 410 Exponent 0 Denominations Subunit  ⁄ jeon ( 전 / 錢 ) Theoretical ( not used ) Plural The language ( s ) of this currency does not have a morphological plural distinction . Symbol ₩ Banknotes Freq . used ₩ 1,000 , ₩ 5,000 , ₩ 10,000 , ₩ 50,000 Rarely used ₩ 2,000 Coins Freq . used ₩ 10 , ₩ 50 , ₩ 100 , ₩ 500 Rarely used ₩ 1 , ₩ 5 Demographics User ( s ) South Korea Issuance Central bank Bank of Korea Website eng.bok.or.kr Printer Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation Website english.komsco.com Mint Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation Website english.komsco.com Valuation Inflation 1.3 % ( Feb 2016 , Year - on - Year % Change ) Source ( 6 ) , February 2016 South Korean won Hangul 대한민국 원 Hanja 大韓民國 원 Revised Romanization Daehanmin ( - ) guk won McCune -- Reischauer Taehanmin'guk wŏn The won ( / wʌn / ; Korean : 원 , Korean pronunciation : ( wʌn ) ; symbol : ₩ ; code : KRW ) or the Korean Republic Won is the currency of South Korea . A single won is divided into 100 jeon , the monetary subunit . The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions , and appears only in foreign exchange rates . The won is issued by the Bank of Korea , based in the capital city of Seoul . The official currency of North Korea , issued by the Central Bank of the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea which is based in its capital city , Pyongyang , is divided into the same number of units , and is known as the North Korean won . Contents ( hide ) 1 Etymology 2 First South Korean won 2.1 History 2.2 Banknotes 3 Second South Korean won 3.1 History 3.2 Coins 3.3 Banknotes 3.3. 1 New series 3.3. 2 The 1,000 - won note security features 3.3. 3 The 5,000 - won note security features 3.3. 4 The 10,000 - won note security features 3.3. 5 The 50,000 - won note security features 4 Future of the South Korean won 5 Currency production 6 Current exchange rates 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Etymology ( edit ) Main article : Etymology of the Korean currencies The old `` won '' was a cognate of the Chinese yuan and Japanese yen . It is derived from the hanja 圓 ( 원 ) , meaning `` currency '' or `` coin . '' The won was subdivided into 100 jeon ( Hangul : 전 ; Hanja : 錢 ; RR : jeon ; MR : chŏn ) , itself a cognate of the Chinese character 錢 ( qián ) which means `` money '' and also used as a unit of money in ancient times . The current won ( 1962 to present ) is written in hangul only . First South Korean won ( edit ) Main article : South Korean won ( 1945 -- 53 ) History ( edit ) During the Colonial era , the won was replaced at par by the yen , made up of the Korean yen . In 1945 after World War II , Korea became divided , resulting in two separate currencies , both called won , for the South and the North . Both the Southern won and the Northern won replaced the yen at par . The first South Korean won was subdivided into 100 jeon . The South Korean won was initially pegged to the U.S. dollar at a rate of 15 won = 1 dollar . A series of devaluations followed , the later ones in part due to the Korean War . The pegs were : Pegs for the first South Korean won Date introduced Value of U.S. dollar in won October , 1945 15 July 15 , 1947 50 October 1 , 1948 450 June 14 , 1949 900 ( non-government transactions only ) May 1 , 1950 1,800 November 1 , 1950 2,500 April 1 , 1951 6,000 The first South Korean won was replaced by the hwan on February 15 , 1953 at a rate of 1 hwan = 100 won . Republic of Korea Banknotes 5th Edition Banknotes ( edit ) In 1946 , the Bank of Joseon introduced 10 - and 100 - won notes . These were followed in 1949 by 5 - and 1,000 - won notes . A new central bank , the Bank of Korea , was established on 12 June 1950 , and assumed the duties of Bank of Joseon . Notes were introduced ( some dated 1949 ) in denominations of 5 , 10 and 50 jeon , and 100 and 1,000 won . The 500 - won notes were introduced in 1952 . In 1953 , a series of banknotes was issued which , although it gave the denominations in English in won , were , in fact , the first issues of the hwan . Second South Korean won ( edit ) History ( edit ) The won was reintroduced on June 10 , 1962 , at a rate of 1 won = 10 hwan . It became the sole legal tender on March 22 , 1975 , with the withdrawal of the last circulating hwan coins . Its ISO 4217 code is KRW . At the reintroduction of the won in 1962 , its value was pegged at 125 won = $ US 1 . The following pegs operated between 1962 and 1980 : Pegs for the second South Korean won Date introduced Value of U.S. dollar in won June 10 , 1962 125 May 3 , 1964 255 August 3 , 1972 400 December 7 , 1974 480 January 12 , 1980 580 On February 27 , 1980 , efforts were initiated to lead to a floating exchange rate . The won was finally allowed to float on December 24 , 1997 , when an agreement was signed with the International Monetary Fund . Shortly after , the won was devalued to almost half of its value , as part of the East Asian financial crisis . Coins ( edit ) Until 1966 , 10 - and 50 - hwan coins , revalued as 1 and 5 won , were the only coins in circulation . New coins , denominated in won , were introduced by the Bank of Korea on August 16 , 1966 , in denominations of 1 , 5 and 10 won , with the 1 won struck in brass and the 5 and 10 won in bronze . These were the first South Korean coins to display the date in the common era , earlier coins having used the Korean calendar . The 10 - and 50 - hwan coins were demonetized on March 22 , 1975 . In 1968 , as the intrinsic value of the brass 1 - won coin far surpassed its face value , new aluminum 1 - won coins were issued to replace them . As an attempt to further reduce currency production costs , new 5 - and 10 - won coins were issued in 1970 , struck in brass . Cupronickel 100 - won coins were also introduced that year , followed by cupronickel 50 won in 1972 . 1966 -- 1982 issued coins ( in Korean ) Image Value Technical parameters Description Date of BOK series designation Obverse Reverse Diameter Mass Composition Edge Obverse Reverse First minting Issue Withdrawal ₩ 1 17.2 mm 1.7 g Brass 60 % copper 40 % zinc Plain Rose of Sharon , value , bank title ( hangul ) Value ( digit ) , bank title , year of minting 1966 August 16 , 1966 December 1 , 1980 Series I ( 가 ) ₩ 1 17.2 mm 0.729 g 100 % aluminium Plain Rose of Sharon , value , bank title ( hangul ) Value ( digit ) , bank title , year of minting 1968 August 26 , 1968 1992 Series II ( 나 ) ₩ 5 20.4 mm 3.09 g Commercial bronze 88 % copper 12 % zinc Plain Geobukseon , value , bank title ( hangul ) Value ( digit ) , bank title , year of minting 1966 August 16 , 1966 1992 Series I ( 가 ) ₩ 5 20.4 mm 2.95 g High brass 65 % copper 35 % zinc Plain Geobukseon , value , bank title ( hangul ) Value ( digit ) , bank title , year of minting 1970 July 16 , 1970 1992 Series II ( 나 ) ₩ 10 22.86 mm 4.22 g Commercial bronze 88 % copper 12 % zinc Plain Dabotap Pagoda , value , bank title ( hangul ) Value ( digit ) , bank title , year of minting 1966 August 16 , 1966 Still circulating Series I ( 가 ) ₩ 10 22.86 mm 4.06 g High brass 65 % copper 35 % zinc Plain Dabotap Pagoda , value , bank title ( hangul ) Value ( digit ) , bank title , year of minting 1970 July 16 , 1970 Still circulating Series II ( 나 ) ₩ 50 21.6 mm 4.16 g 70 % copper 18 % zinc 12 % nickel Milled Stalk of rice , value ( hangul ) Value ( digit ) , bank title ( hangul ) , year of minting 1972 December 1 , 1972 Still circulating Series I ( 가 ) ₩ 100 24 mm 5.42 g Cupronickel 75 % copper 25 % nickel Yi Sun - sin , value , bank title ( hangul ) Value ( digit ) , year of minting 1970 November 30 , 1970 These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimeter . For table standards , see the coin specification table . In 1982 , with inflation and the increasing popularity of vending machines , 500 - won coins were introduced on June 12 , 1982 . In January 1983 , with the purpose of standardizing the coinage , a new series of 1 - , 5 - , 10 - , 50 - , and 100 - won coins was issued , using the same layout as the 500 - won coins , but conserving the coins old themes . 1982 -- 2006 issued coins Image Value Technical parameters Description Date of BOK series designation Obverse Reverse Diameter Mass Composition Edge Obverse Reverse First minting Issue ₩ 1 17.2 mm 0.729 g 100 % aluminium Plain Rose of Sharon , value ( hangul ) Value ( digit ) , bank title , year of minting January 15 , 1983 Series III ( 다 ) ₩ 5 20.4 mm 2.95 g High brass 65 % copper 35 % zinc Plain Geobukseon , value ( hangul ) Value ( digit ) , bank title , year of minting January 15 , 1983 Series III ( 다 ) ₩ 10 22.86 mm 4.06 g Dabotap Pagoda , value ( hangul ) These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimeter . For table standards , see the coin specification table . Current coins Image Value Technical parameters Description Date of BOK series designation Obverse Reverse Diameter Mass Composition Edge Obverse Reverse First minting Issue ₩ 10 18 mm 1.22 g Copper - plated aluminium 48 % copper 52 % aluminium Plain Dabotap pagoda , value ( hangul ) Value ( digit ) , bank title , year of minting 2006 December 18 , 2006 Series IV ( 라 ) ₩ 50 21.6 mm 4.16 g 70 % copper 18 % zinc 12 % nickel Milled Stalk of rice , value ( hangul ) Value ( digit ) , bank title , year of minting January 15 , 1983 Series II ( 나 ) ₩ 100 24 mm 5.42 g Cupronickel 75 % copper 25 % nickel Yi Sun - sin , value ( hangul ) ₩ 500 26.5 mm 7.7 g Red - crowned crane , value ( hangul ) 1982 June 12 , 1982 Series I ( 가 ) These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimeter . For table standards , see the coin specification table . The Bank of Korea announced in early 2006 its intention to redesign the 10 - won coin by the end of that year . With the increasing manufacturing price , then at 38 won per 10 - won coin , and rumors that some people had been melting the coins to make jewelry , the redesign was needed to make the coin more cost - effective to produce . The new coin is made of copper - coated aluminium with a reduced diameter of 18 mm , and a weight of 1.22 g . Its visual design is the same as the old coin . The new coin was issued on December 18 , 2006 . The 1 - and 5 - won coins are difficult to find in circulation today , and prices of consumer goods are rounded to the nearest 10 won . However , they are still in production , minting limited amounts of these two coins every year , for the Bank of Korea 's annual mint sets . In 1998 , the production costs per coin were : 10 - won coins each cost 35 won to produce , 100 - won coins cost 58 won , and 500 won coins cost 77 won . The 100 - won coins have exactly the same shape as the U.S. quarter , the only difference is the composition , with the 100 - won coin struck in cupronickel rather than the U.S. quarter 's cupronickel - clad composition . Banknotes ( edit ) The Bank of Korea designates banknote and coin series in a unique way . Instead of putting those of similar design and issue dates in the same series , it assigns series number X to the Xth design of a given denomination . The series numbers are expressed with Korean letters used in alphabetical order , e.g. 가 , 나 , 다 , 라 , 마 , 바 , 사 . Therefore , ₩ 1,000 issued in 1983 is series II ( 나 ) because it is the second design of all ₩ 1,000 designs since the introduction of the South Korean won in 1962 . In 1962 , 10 - and 50 - jeon , 1 - , 5 - , 10 - , 50 - , 100 - and 500 - won notes were introduced by the Bank of Korea . The first issue of 1 - , 5 - , 10 - , 50 - , 100 - and 500 - won notes was printed in the UK by Thomas De La Rue . The jeon notes together with a second issue of 10 - and 100 - won notes were printed domestically by the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation . In 1965 , 100 - won notes ( series III ) were printed using intaglio printing techniques , for the first time on domestically printed notes , to reduce counterfeiting . Replacements for the British 500 - won notes followed in 1966 , also using intaglio printing , and for the 50 - won notes in 1969 using lithoprinting . 1962 Thomas De La Rue Series ( in Korean ) Image Value Dimensions Main color Description Date of BOK series designation Obverse Reverse Obverse Reverse Issue Withdrawal ₩ 1 94 × 50 mm Pink Bank of Korea 's symbol Value June 10 , 1962 May 20 , 1970 None ₩ 5 Blue May 1 , 1969 ₩ 10 108 × 54 mm Green September 1 , 1962 Series I ( 가 ) ₩ 50 156 × 66 mm Orange Haegeumgang near Geoje Torch , value May 20 , 1970 ₩ 100 Green Independence Gate ( Dongnimmun ) February 14 , 1969 ₩ 500 Grey Namdaemun February 3 , 1967 1962 -- 1969 KOMSCO Series ( in Korean ) 10 jeon 90 × 50 mm Blue `` Bank of Korea '' and value ( Korean ) `` Bank of Korea '' and value ( English ) December 1 , 1962 December 1 , 1980 None 50 jeon Brown ₩ 10 140 × 63 mm Purple Cheomseongdae Geobukseon September 21 , 1962 October 30 , 1973 Series II ( 나 ) ₩ 50 149 × 64 mm Green and orange / blue Tapgol Park in Seoul Beacon , Rose of Sharon March 21 , 1969 Series II ( 나 ) ₩ 100 156 × 66 mm Green Independence Gate Gyeonghoeru Pavilion at Gyeongbok Palace November 1 , 1962 Series II ( 나 ) Sejong the Great Main building of the Bank of Korea August 14 , 1965 December 1 , 1980 Series III ( 다 ) ₩ 500 165 × 73 mm Brown Namdaemun Geobukseon August 16 , 1966 May 10 , 1975 Series II ( 나 ) These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimeter . For table standards , see the banknote specification table . With the economic development from the 1960s , the value of the 500 - won notes fell , resulting in a greater use of cashier 's checks with higher fixed denominations as means of payment , as well as an increased use of counterfeited ones . In 1970 , the 100 - won notes were replaced by coins , with the same happening to the 50 - won notes in 1972 . Higher - denomination notes of 5,000 and 10,000 won were introduced in 1972 and 1973 , respectively . The notes incorporated new security features , including watermark , security thread , and ultraviolet response fibres , and were intaglio printed . The release of 10,000 - won notes was planned to be at the same time as the 5,000 - won notes , but problems with the main theme delayed it by a year . Newly designed 500 - won notes were also released in 1973 , and the need for a medium denomination resulted in the introduction of 1,000 - won notes in 1975 . 1972 -- 1973 Series ( in Korean ) Image Value Dimensions Main color Description Date of BOK series designation Plate produced Obverse Reverse Obverse Reverse Watermark Issue Withdrawal ₩ 5,000 167 × 77 mm Brown Yi I Main building of the Bank of Korea July 1 , 1972 December 1 , 1980 Series I ( 가 ) By Thomas de la Rue ₩ 10,000 171 × 81 mm Green Sejong the Great , Rose of Sharon ) Geunjeongjeon at Gyeongbok Palace June 12 , 1973 November 10 , 1981 Series I ( 가 ) In Japan 1973 -- 1979 Series ( in Korean ) ₩ 500 159 × 69 mm Green and pink Yi Sun - sin , Geobukseon Yi Sun - sin 's Shrine at Hyeonchungsa None September 1 , 1973 May 12 , 1993 Series III ( 다 ) ₩ 1,000 163 × 73 mm Purple Yi Hwang , Rose of Sharon Dosan Seowon ( Dosan Confucian Academy ) August 14 , 1975 Series I ( 가 ) In Japan ₩ 5,000 167 × 77 mm Orange Yi I Ojukheon in Gangneung June 1 , 1977 May 12 , 1993 Series II ( 나 ) In Japan ₩ 10,000 171 × 81 mm Green Sejong the Great , Water clock Gyeonghoeru Pavilion at Gyeongbok Palace , Rose of Sharon June 15 , 1979 May 12 , 1993 Series II ( 나 ) In Japan These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimeter . For table standards , see the banknote specification table . In 1982 , the 500 - won note was replaced by a coin . The following year , as part of its policy of rationalizing the currency system , the Bank of Korea issued a new set of notes , as well as a new set of coins . Some of the notes ' most notable features were distinguishable marks for the blind under the watermark and the addition of machine - readable language in preparation for mechanization of cash handling . They were also printed on better - quality cotton pulp to reduce the production costs by extending their circulation life . To cope with the deregulation of imports of color printers and the increasing use of computers and scanners , modified 5,000 - and 10,000 - won notes were released between 1994 and 2002 with various new security features , which included color - shifting ink , microprint , segmented metal thread , moiré , and EURion constellation . The latest version of the 5,000 - and 10,000 - won notes are easily identifiable by the copyright information inscribed under the watermark : `` © 한국 은행 '' and year of issue on the obverse , `` © The Bank of Korea '' and year of issue on the reverse . The plates for the 5,000 - won notes were produced in Japan , while the ones for the 1,000 - and 10,000 - won notes were produced by the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation . They were all printed in intaglio . With the release of a new set of notes , no plan has yet been made to withdraw these notes from circulation . 1983 -- 2002 Series ( in Korean ) Image Value Dimensions Main Color Description Date of issue BOK series designation Modification Obverse Reverse Obverse Reverse Watermark ₩ 1,000 151 × 76 mm Purple Yi Hwang Dosan Seowon ( Dosan Confucian Academy ) Reversed portrait June 11 , 1983 Series II ( 나 ) ₩ 5,000 156 × 76 mm Orange Yi I Ojukheon in Gangneung June 11 , 1983 Series III ( 다 ) June 12 , 2002 Series IV ( 라 ) Color - shifting ink on the dots for blinds , segmented metal thread , copyright inscription ₩ 10,000 161 × 76 mm Green Sejong the Great , Water clock Gyeonghoeru Pavilion at Gyeongbok Palace October 8 , 1983 Series III ( 다 ) January 20 , 1994 Series IV ( 라 ) Segmented metal thread , microprint under the water clock , moiré on watermark area , intaglio latent image Reversed portrait , Taeguk June 19 , 2000 Series V ( 마 ) Color - shifting ink on the dots for blinds , removal of moiré , EURion constellation , copyright inscription These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimeter . For table standards , see the banknote specification table . New series ( edit ) In 2006 , it became a major concern that the Korean won banknotes were being counterfeited / forged . Notably , around 50 % of 5,000 - won notes ( worth about US $5 ) were confiscated as counterfeit . This led the government to issue a new series of banknotes , with the 5,000 - won note being the first one to be redesigned . Later in 2007 , the 1,000 - and 10,000 - won notes were introduced . On June 23 , 2009 , the Bank of Korea released the 50,000 - won note . The obverse bears a portrait of Shin Saimdang , a prominent 16th - century artist , calligrapher , and mother of Korean scholar Yulgok , also known as Yi I , who is on the 5,000 - won note . This note is the first Korean banknote to feature the portrait of a woman . The release of the 50,000 - won note stirred some controversy among shop owners and those with visual impairments due to its similarity in color and numerical denomination with the 5,000 - won note . New 100,000 - won notes were also announced , but their release was later cancelled due to the controversy over the banknote 's planned image , featuring the Daedongyeojido map , and not including the disputed Dokdo islands . The banknotes include over 10 security features in each denomination . The 50,000 - won note has 22 security features , the 10,000 - won note 21 , the 5,000 - won note 17 , and the 1,000 - won note 19 . Many modern security features that can be also found in euros , pounds , Canadian dollars , and Japanese yen are included in the banknotes . Some security features inserted in won notes are : Holograms with three - dimensional images that change colors within the metallic foil on the obverse side of the notes ( except ₩ 1,000 ) Watermark portraits of the effigy of the note are visible when held to the light in the white section of the note . Intaglio printing on words and the effigy give off a raised feeling , different from ordinary paper Security thread in the right side of the obverse side with small lettering `` 한국 은행 Bank of Korea '' and the denomination Color - shifting ink on the value number at the back of the note : For the first time in the world , KOMSCO , the Korean mint , inserted a new substance in the notes to detect counterfeits . This technique is being exported to Europe , North America , etc . 2006 -- 2017 Series ( in Korean ) Image Value Dimensions Main color Description Date of issue BOK series designation Obverse Reverse Obverse Reverse Watermark ₩ 1000 136 × 68 mm Blue Yi Hwang , Myeongryundang in Seonggyungwan , plum flowers `` Gyesangjeonggeodo '' ; a painting Yi Hwang in Dosan Seowon by Jeong Seon Reversed portrait , value January 22 , 2007 Series III ( 다 ) ₩ 2000 Gray Seven winter sports events ( Biathlon , Ice hockey , Curling , Speed skating , Ski jumping , Luge and Bobsled ) Songhamaenghodo ( a painting of a tiger and a pine tree by Joseon - era artist Kim Hong - do ) December 11 , 2017 Series I ( 가 ) ₩ 5,000 142 × 68 mm Orange Yi I , Ojukheon in Gangneung , black bamboo `` Insects and Plants '' , a painting of a watermelon and cockscombs by Yi I 's mother Shin Saimdang January 2 , 2006 Series V ( 마 ) ₩ 10,000 148 × 68 mm Green Sejong the Great , Irworobongdo , a folding screen for Joseon - era kings , and text from the second chapter of Yongbieocheonga , the first work of literature written in hangul Globe of Honcheonsigye , Cheonsang Yeolcha Bunyajido C14 star map and reflecting telescope at Bohyeonsan Observatory in the background January 22 , 2007 Series VI ( 바 ) ₩ 50,000 154 × 68 mm Yellow Shin Saimdang with Chochungdo - a Folding Screen of Embroidered Plants and Insects ( South Korean National Treasure No. 595 ) in the background Bamboo and a plum tree June 23 , 2009 Series I ( 가 ) These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimeter . For table standards , see the banknote specification table . The 1,000 - won note security features ( edit ) Intaglio latent image : From the position of eyes , if one looks askance at the note , `` WON '' appears , due to a special intaglio printing method . Windowed security thread : The security thread is a plastic film with hologram letters . It is exposed at the left side of the portrait on the obverse regularly . Color - shifting ink : Because of special ink , which is mixed with different material having different reflection to the light , the color of face - value number changes from green to blue . See - through register : Patterns are printed in the same place on both sides of the note . Holding the note up to the light , the shapes on the obverse and reverse combine to make a completed taegeuk . Microlettering : Difficult to see with the naked eye , it can be discerned with a magnifier . It appears as a line or dotted line when forged by color printer or color copier . Watermark : Held up to the light , a hidden reverse image portrait appears in the nonimage space on the left side of the obverse , due to the variation in thickness within each note . Special press and soldering : Without holding the note up to the light , the watermark can still be read because of higher differences in paper thickness . Intaglio printing : A special method applying ink to a concave plate , the slightly raised figures produced can be felt . Fluorescent security fiber : Fluorescent fibers are inserted into the paper . Under ultraviolet light , the fluorescent fibers can be seen scattered throughout . Endless pattern : A printing method interlinking the pattern between top and bottom , right and left around the edge of the note Rainbow printing : A printing method whereby color gradients give a rainbow - like effect . The 5,000 - won note security features ( edit ) Hologram ( optically variable device ) : Changing designs are seen at different angles . At different angles , `` map of Korea '' , `` face value number , and `` Taegeuk '' ( the Great Absolute ) , and `` Four signs of divination '' can be seen . Color - shifting ink : Depending on the angle , the value ( 5,000 ) on the reverse changes between gold and green . Intaglio latent image : From the position of eyes , `` WON '' appears due to intaglio printing . Security thread : Held up to the light , the banknote shows microletters within a thin fluorescent plastic film . See - through register : Patterns are printed in the same place on both sides of the note . Microlettering : Difficult to see , it appears as a line or dotted line when forged by color printer or color copier . Watermark : Held up to the light , a hidden reverse image portrait appears in the nonimage space on the left side of the obverse , due to the variation in thickness within each note . Special press and soldering : Without holding the note up to the light , the watermark can still be read because of higher differences in paper thickness . Watermark bar : Held up to the light , three horizontal dark bars and two bright bars appear , in turn , due to the variation in thickness within each note . Intaglio printing Fluorescent security fiber Endless pattern Rainbow printing The 10,000 - won note security features ( edit ) Hologram : At different angles , `` map of Korea , '' `` face value number '' and `` Taegeuk `` ( the Great Absolute ) , '' and `` Four signs of divination '' can be seen . Color shifting ink : Depending on the angle , the value ( 10,000 ) on the reverse changes between gold and green . Intaglio latent image Security thread See - through register Microlettering Watermark Special press and soldering Watermark bar Intaglio printing Fluorescent security fiber Endless pattern Rainbow printing The 50,000 - won note security features ( edit ) Holographic strip ( optically variable device ) : The holographic strip is a special film applied on the left end of the obverse . On the top , middle and bottom of the strip , are three sets of changing images : `` map of Korea , '' `` taegeuk ( two comma roundel ) , '' and `` the four trigrams . '' When the banknote is tilted , each of them appears in turn . Between the sets of changing images , the denomination , 50,000 , is printed vertically on the strip . On the left top and bottom of the holographic strip , against a background of geometric guilloche , the words `` BANK OF KOREA 50000 '' are printed vertically . A line of a Korean traditional lattice pattern is embossed on the strip 's right end . Moving image security thread ( `` Motion '' ) : The 50,000 won note has a special blue and gray film with numerous Taegeuk patterns all over it . Taegeuk patterns move to the left and right when the note is tilted up and down , while moving up and down when the note is tilted to the left and right . When the note is held up to the light , the movement of the Taegeuk patterns appears more clearly . Novel numbering : The sizes of the digits ( numbers and letters ) used in the serial number increase gradually from left to right . Color - shifting ink : The color of the face value number ( 50,000 ) on the top right of the reverse changes between green and magenta when the note is tilted . Watermark : Held up to the light , a hidden portrait ( of Shin Saimdang ) , produced by using the variation in thickness of the note paper , appears in the non-image area on the left side of the obverse . Special press and soldering : A kind of watermark , it isproduced using the maximized thickness variations in the note paper . It is located on the right bottom of the watermark and if one holds the banknote up to a light source or looks at it with the naked eye , the number `` 5 '' appears within the pentagon . Intaglio latent image : If the note is held horizontally and tilted at eye level , the number `` 5 '' appears within the intaglio - printed pentagon . Security thread : If the note is held up to the light , the microletters `` 한국 은행 BANK OF KOREA 50000 '' are printed within a special film hidden on the right side of the portrait . Intaglio printing : Granular texture can be felt when touching the portrait of Shin Saimdang , the Wolmaedo painting , letters , five lines of tactile marks and denomination numbers . See - through register : When the note is held up to the light , the round images on the obverse and reverse are combined , appearing as a two - comma roundel ( Taegeuk ) . Endless pattern Rainbow printing Fluorescent security ink and fiber : When the note is illuminated with ultraviolet light , fluorescent green ( security ink ) on the grape painting and short fluorescent red , blue and green lines ( fluorescent security fibers ) show all over the banknote . Filter through latent image : Through a specially produced filter , the hidden face value number `` 50000 '' is seen in the nonimage area of the reverse . Microlettering : Intaglio - printed microletters ( consonants of Korean alphabets and `` BANK OF KOREA '' ) and offset - printed microletters ( `` 50000 '' ) can be discerned with a magnifying glass . Future of the South Korean won ( edit ) As the South Korean economy is evolving through the use of electronic payments , coins of the South Korean won are becoming less used by consumers . The Bank of Korea began a trial which would result in the total cessation of the production of coins of the South Korean won . Currency production ( edit ) The Bank of Korea is the only institution in South Korea with the right to print banknotes and mint coins . The banknotes and coins are printed at KOMSCO , a government - owned corporation , under the guidance of the Bank of Korea . After the new banknotes and coins are printed / minted , they are bundled or rolled and shipped to the headquarters of the Bank of Korea . When delivered , they are deposited inside the bank 's vault , ready to be distributed to commercial banks when requested . 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