Korean won

Korean won
圓 / 원 (Korean)
A half won (半圜) coin issued in 1905.
Denominations
Subunit
1100jeon (錢)
Demographics
Date of introduction1900
ReplacedKorean yang
Replaced byKorean yen and Japanese yen
User(s)Korean Empire Korean Empire
Valuation
Pegged withJapan Japanese yen = 1 won
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

The Korean Won (/wɒn/ won[1] Korean: 원 (圓), Korean pronunciation: [wʌn]) or Korean Empire won (Korean: 대한제국 원), was the official currency of the Korean Empire between 1900 and 1910. It was subdivided into 100 jeon (/ʌn/ jun;[2] Korean: 전 (錢), Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌn]).

Korean won
Hunminjeongeum
원, 전
Hanja
圓, 錢
Revised Romanizationwon, jeon
McCune–Reischauerwŏn, chŏn
  1. ^ "won". OxfordDictionaries.com. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on September 28, 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. ^ "jeon". OxfordDictionaries.com. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

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