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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.
The language(s) of this currency do(es) not have a morphological plural distinction. Symbol: None, the currency was referred to by using the hanja character 圓: Denominations; Subunit 1 ⁄ 100: jeon (전/錢) Banknotes: 5, 10, 20, 50 jeon 1, 5, 10, 100, 500, 1000 won: Coins: Japanese 1 sen: Demographics; User(s) Southern Korea under U.S ...
Most traded currencies by value Currency distribution of global foreign exchange market turnover [1. Currency ISO 4217 code Symbol or ... South Korean won: KRW
The yen was the currency of Korea during the Colonial rule, from 1910 to 1945, and was issued by the Bank of Chōsen It was equivalent to the Japanese yen and consisted of Japanese currency and banknotes issued specifically for Korea. It was replaced by the South Korean won at par in 1945, and by the North Korean won in 1947.
NEW YORK/LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Korean won was one of the biggest movers on Tuesday, plunging against the U.S. dollar after South Korea's president declared martial law in an unannounced ...
Currency; Currency: South Korean won North Korean won Old Korean won: Graphical variants ￦ U+FFE6 ￦ FULLWIDTH WON SIGN: Category: The won sign ₩ , is a currency ...
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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 ...