Bank of Korea Selects and Awards Winners of Currency Love UCC Contest

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The Bank of Korea announced on the 11th that it selected 10 winning entries for the ‘2021 Love for Currency UCC Contest’ held on the 10th and awarded certificates and prize money.

The Bank of Korea’s Love for Currency UCC Contest is an event conducted for youth to raise awareness about the necessity of guaranteeing the choice to use cash as a payment method, to alert against the production and use of counterfeit currency, and to emphasize the importance of proper currency usage habits.

The contest was held from June 28 to August 27. It was divided into video category (8th edition) and webtoon category (2nd edition), and participants chose one of four themes to submit their entries, resulting in a total of 98 submissions.

After evaluation by a panel of seven judges including external experts, the grand prize (1 entry) was awarded to the ‘Ddokddok Studio Team’ for their video titled “Cash Lost from Jobs?” on the theme of “Guaranteeing the Choice to Use Cash.”

The excellence awards went to “Precious Value” (theme: Guaranteeing the Choice to Use Cash) and “Distinguishing and Handling Counterfeit Currency is Not Difficult!” (theme: Prevention of Counterfeit Currency Circulation) in the video category, and “Alba錢Seol” (theme: Using Money Cleanly) in the webtoon category. Additionally, six other works were selected for encouragement awards.

Winners received certificates and prize money (Grand Prize: 3 million KRW, Excellence Award: 2 million KRW, Encouragement Award: 1 million KRW). The winning works can be viewed on the Bank of Korea’s website and social media platforms such as YouTube.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.