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The yen was the currency of Korea, Empire of Japan between 1910 and 1945. It was equivalent to the Japanese yen and consisted of Japanese currency and banknotes issued specifically for Korea. The yen was subdivided into 100 sen. It replaced the Korean won at par and was replaced by the South Korean won and the North Korean won at par.
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 history of Korean currency dates back to around the 3rd century BC, when first coins in the form of knife coins, also known in Korean literature as "Myeongdojun(명도전,in chinese mingdaoqian,明刀錢, meaning Ming Knives)" originally belonging to the Chinese state of Yan but also was used in trade with Korean state Gojoseon; which were said to have been circulated. [1]
Japanese yen, the currency of Japan Taiwan yen, the currency of Taiwan of Empire of Japan between 1895 and 1946; Korean yen, the currency of Korea of Empire of Japan between 1910 and 1945; B yen, the currency of US-occupied Okinawa between 1948 and 1958; Korean won, the currency of Korea between 1902 and 1910 North Korean won, the currency of ...
Head office of the Chōsen Industrial Bank in Keijō, Korea, Empire of Japan. The Chōsen Industrial Bank (Japanese: 朝鮮殖産銀行 Chōsen Shokusan Ginkō, Korean: 조선식산은행 Joseon Siksan Eunhaeng), also referred to as Chosen Colonization Bank [1] or Joseon Industrial Bank, was a major financial institution in Korea under Japanese rule and its immediate aftermath.
On June 23, 2009, the Bank of Korea released the 50,000 won note. The obverse bears a portrait of Shin Saimdang, a prominent 16th-century artist, calligrapher, and mother of Korean scholar Yulgok, also known as Yi I, who is on the 5,000 won note. This note is the first Korean banknote to feature the portrait of a woman. [23]
The Governor-General of Chōsen (Japanese: 朝鮮総督, romanized: Chōsen Sōtoku; Korean: 조선총독, romanized: Joseon Chongdok) was the chief administrator of the Government-General of Chōsen (Japanese: 朝鮮総督府, romanized: Chōsen Sōtokufu; Korean: 조선총독부, romanized: Joseon Chongdokbu) (a part of an administrative organ established by the Imperial government of Japan ...
The Government-General Building was heavily damaged following the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 when North Korea's Korean People's Army invaded South Korea. North Korea's forces briefly occupied the building as an army headquarters until United Nations forces recaptured Seoul in September 1950. The North Koreans set fire to the ...