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  2. Korean yen - Wikipedia

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    After Korea lost sovereignty to Japan in 1910, the Bank of Korea was renamed the Bank of Chōsen (朝鮮銀行, Korean: Joseon Eunhaeng, Japanese: Chōsen Ginkō). The first Bank of Chosen note was dated 1911 and issued in 1914. 1 yen, 5 yen, 10 yen, and 100 yen were issued regularly, while there were occasionally some sen notes (5, 10, 20, 50 ...

  3. Etymology of the Korean currencies - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Korean currency - Wikipedia

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    In 1909, the Bank of Korea was founded in Seoul as a central bank and began issuing currency of modern type. The won was equivalent to the Japanese yen and was replaced by the Korean yen in 1910. At the same time, Korean yen notes issued by Dai-Ichi Bank (First Bank of Japan, 株式會社第一銀行) also circulated.

  5. South Korean won (1945–1953) - Wikipedia

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    Following the end of the Colonial Era and the division of Korea, the won was introduced to replace the Korean yen. The first banknotes were issued by the Bank of Joseon until 1950, when the currency management switched to the Bank of Korea. At the time of its introduction in 1945 the won was pegged to the Japanese yen at a rate of 1 won = 1 yen.

  6. South Korean won - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. Korean Empire won - Wikipedia

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    The won was equivalent to the Japanese yen and was replaced by the Korean yen in 1910 during the Colonial Era. In 1911, the Bank of Korea was renamed the Bank of Chōsen (Korean: 조선은행; 朝鮮銀行), which issued notes denominated in yen and sen.

  8. Category:Currencies of Korea - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  9. Korean won - Wikipedia

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    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