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The word yang (兩) is a cognate of the Chinese "tael" (Mandarin Chinese: 兩; pinyin: Liǎng).Fun (pronounced "pun" but spelt with an "f" on the coins), is also a cognate of a Chinese word, Mandarin Chinese: 分; pinyin: Fēn, which is equal to 1 ⁄ 100 yuan, whilst hwan is a cognate of yuan itself.
Yang was the first currency that used a decimal system as it was divided into 100 equal fun, though it did not last long. Won was introduced in 1902 as the official currency unit replacing yang at 1 won = 5 yang. The Bank of Korea was established in 1909 but soon after in 1910 Imperial Japan annexed the Korean Empire.
Korean yang, also spelled nyang, the currency of Korea between 1892 and 1902; Nyang languages, a group of Southern Bantoid languages spoken in Southwest Cameroon;
The Korean won (/ w ɒ n / won [1] Korean: 원; Hanja: 圓, Korean pronunciation:) or Korean Empire won (대한제국 원), was the official currency of the Korean Empire between 1900 and 1910. It was subdivided into 100 jeon ( / dʒ ʌ n / jun ; [ 2 ] 전 ; 錢 , Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌn] ).
Currencies of Korea, including those of pre-division Korea and of South and North Korea. Most currencies in this category are historical; the only money in use on the Korean peninsula today is in the form of North Korean won and South Korean won.
The won is the currency of both North and South Korea. "Won" is a cognate of the Chinese currency unit, the yuan (圓 / 圆 / 元), and the Japanese currency unit, the yen (円; ¥), meaning "round object". The won is subdivided into 100 jeon (Korean: 전; Hanja: 錢; RR: jeon; MR: chŏn). Yang is a former Korean currency.
South Korean won, the present currency of South Korea; North Korean won, the present currency of North Korea; It can also refer to these historical currencies: Korean Empire won, 1900–1910 currency in the Korean Empire; Won of the Red Army Command, 1945–1947 currency in northern Korea under the Soviet Civil Administration; South Korean won ...
A variant of Korean Hanja: Historical official currency unit of Korean Empire in early 20th century; 圆: Simplified Chinese characters: Current official currency unit of China on Chinese yuan banknotes and coins; 円: Japanese Shinjitai: Current official currency unit of Japan on Japanese yen banknotes and coins; 元: A variant of Chinese ...