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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] ).
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. Under Colonial rule, the country was made to use the currency unit "yen" in place of the Korean Won, which took over the Korean won at par.
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 (1945–1953) South Korean hwan, 1953–1962 currency
The South Korean won dipped slightly as the nation's finance ministry said the government would activate 40 trillion won ($28.35 billion) worth of market stabilization funds after the chaos that ...
9.1 US dollar as exchange rate anchor. 9.2 Composite exchange rate anchor. 9.3 Monetary aggregate target. 9.4 Inflation-targeting framework. 9.5 Other. 10 Floating.
The third North Korean won was introduced in a revaluation in November 2009 , [6] [7] the first in 50 years. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] North Koreans were given seven days to exchange a maximum of ₩100,000 (worth approximately US$40 on the black market) in ₩1,000 notes for ₩10 notes, but after protests by some of the populace, the limit was raised to ...
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