Korean won
1900–1910 currency of the Korean Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the pre-1945 currency. For the later Korean currencies, see South Korean won and North Korean won. For other uses, see Won.
"Chŏn" redirects here. For other uses, see chon (disambiguation).
The Korean Won (/wɒn/ won[1] Korean: 원; Hanja: 圓, Korean pronunciation: [wʌn]) or Korean Empire won (대한제국 원), was the official currency of the Korean Empire between 1900 and 1910. It was subdivided into 100 jeon (/dʒʌn/ jun;[2] 전; 錢, Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌn]).
Quick Facts Hunminjeongeum, Hanja ...
Korean won | |
Hunminjeongeum | 원, 전 |
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Hanja | 圓, 錢 |
Revised Romanization | won, jeon |
McCune–Reischauer | wŏn, chŏn |
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Quick Facts 圓 / 원, Denominations ...
圓 / 원 (Korean) | |
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Denominations | |
Subunit | |
1⁄100 | jeon (錢) |
Demographics | |
Date of introduction | 1900 |
Replaced | Korean yang |
Replaced by | Korean yen and Japanese yen |
User(s) | Korean Empire |
Valuation | |
Pegged with | Japanese yen = 1 won |
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete. |
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