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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.
Download QR code; Print/export ... Korean yang, also spelled nyang, the currency of Korea between 1892 and 1902; Nyang languages, ...
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.
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 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] ).
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 ...
The South Korean won (Symbol: ₩; Code: KRW; Korean: 대한민국 원) is the official 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 it appears only in foreign exchange rates.