The percentage of 50,000 won banknotes returned to the central bank compared to those issued reached 67.1 percent last year, nearly matching the record high of 67.4 percent in 2018, according to the Bank of Korea on Monday.
Employees at the Hana Bank Counterfeiting and Forgery Response Center in Jung District, central Seoul, organize stacks of 50,000 won ($40) banknotes on Monday. The percentage of 50,000 won banknotes returned to the central bank compared to those issued reached 67.1 percent last year, nearly matching the record high of 67.4 percent in 2018, according to the Bank of Korea on Monday, indicating robust cash circulation in the economy. [YONHAP]
![Employees at the Hana Bank Counterfeiting and Forgery Response Center in Jung District, central Seoul, organize stacks of 50,000 won ($40) banknotes on Monday. The percentage of 50,000 won banknotes returned to the central bank compared to those issued reached 67.1 percent last year, nearly matching the record high of 67.4 percent in 2018, according to the Bank of Korea on Monday, indicating robust cash circulation in the economy. [YONHAP]](https://img1.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202401/15/koreajoongangdaily/20240115191640359hgez.jpg)