183:
172:
789:
803:
732:
725:
698:
691:
657:
650:
612:
605:
775:
1533:
1538:
756:
1026:
544:
was established and assumed the duties of Bank of Joseon. The Bank of Joseon's notes were still kept in circulation as not all denominations were replaced by the Bank of Korea's notes.
1548:
1271:
1221:
887:
As of 17 February 1953, the 1 sen coin (a small-denomination coin issued by the
Japanese government), which had been in use during this period, ceased to circulate...
1302:
682:
250:
176:
1755:
1666:
910:
551:
1599:
926:
918:
1553:
1019:
1629:
1624:
1568:
1543:
1558:
1760:
1683:
1012:
1614:
1502:
1563:
1750:
1690:
1650:
1375:
1370:
1428:
1573:
1214:
1740:
1695:
1619:
1497:
1735:
1396:
1335:
1186:
316:
1421:
1350:
137:
1678:
1604:
1190:
361:
1645:
1528:
1355:
1345:
1238:
1207:
1459:
462:. Only banknotes were issued. Initially, the won was issued by Bank of Joseon with a similar design to the older notes of the
1578:
1360:
1328:
1246:
1609:
1401:
1251:
345:
149:
1745:
1492:
1449:
1583:
1416:
1411:
1266:
1097:
640:
245:
1323:
281:
934:
463:
367:
1365:
1256:
441:
continued to be used for small transactions until
February 1953. South Korea would eventually introduce its
188:
104:
1716:
1406:
1380:
1230:
821:
816:
1523:
1444:
1340:
1454:
406:
240:
390:
808:
794:
885:
1953년 2월 17일부터(...) 그 동안(...) 통용되어 오던(...) 일본정부의 소액보조화폐(1錢주화)의 유통도 전면 중지하고..." → Translation: "
1292:
1261:
1152:
982:
955:
870:
471:
442:
422:
371:
337:
1700:
1297:
1161:
1124:
1115:
1106:
24:
892:
402:
329:
83:
63:
47:
1475:
466:. However, there were two subtle and important differences. The new notes replaced the
379:
207:
731:
724:
697:
690:
1729:
1307:
866:
541:
383:
212:
755:
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixel per millimetre. For table standards, see the
656:
649:
611:
604:
78:
The language(s) of this currency do(es) not have a morphological plural distinction.
780:
671:
475:
394:
333:
201:
1004:
1507:
1062:
971:
626:
304:
292:
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.
20:
474:, South Korea's national flower; and the clause about exchangeability with the
1080:
1071:
1049:
946:
770:
438:
414:
375:
154:
467:
841:
437:
No coins were issued by South Korea during this period; however, Japanese
1199:
895:
erroneously translates 1 sen as "1-jeon", and omits the 17 February date.
1671:
325:
95:
1485:
307:
currency and was in use from August 15, 1945, to
February 15, 1953.
1480:
1036:
89:
958:
and moving toward a full sovereign nation from Allied occupation
1203:
1139:
1093:
1045:
1008:
382:
until 1950, when the currency management switched to the
264:
226:
389:
At the time of its introduction in 1945 the won was
1659:
1638:
1592:
1516:
1468:
1437:
1389:
1316:
1280:
1237:
280:
275:
257:
239:
219:
199:
194:
165:
160:
148:
136:
117:
110:
103:
82:
74:
35:
470:, the badge of the government of Japan, with the
1089:
425:was introduced as the new currency at a rate of
88:None, the currency was referred to by using the
1303:Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation
251:Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation
729:
722:
695:
688:
654:
647:
609:
602:
336:. The won was subdivided into 100 jeon (전; 錢;
1215:
1020:
8:
93:
55:
39:
30:
1222:
1208:
1200:
1027:
1013:
1005:
842:"Tables of modern monetary history: Asia"
378:. The first banknotes were issued by the
23:. For the currency currently in use, see
19:This article is about a past currency of
939:
546:
480:
374:, the won was introduced to replace the
832:
1615:Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
1503:Korea Financial Investment Association
29:
1756:1953 disestablishments in South Korea
1651:Korea International Trade Association
978:
968:
942:
7:
1498:Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation
921:A Brief History of Korean Currency
401:. In October of the same year the
317:Etymology of the Korean currencies
14:
846:Currency Boards and Dollarization
1605:Ministry of Employment and Labor
1191:history of the Korean currencies
801:
787:
773:
730:
723:
696:
689:
655:
648:
610:
603:
458:The won was subdivided into 100
362:History of the Korean currencies
181:
170:
1761:Economic history of South Korea
1646:Federation of Korean Industries
1600:Ministry of Economy and Finance
1272:South Korea–Japan trade dispute
1247:Five-Year Plans of South Korea
1:
1630:Financial Supervisory Service
1625:Financial Services Commission
1610:Ministry of SMEs and Startups
1252:Heavy-Chemical Industry Drive
1751:1945 establishments in Korea
893:English version of this page
757:banknote specification table
484:Bank of Joseon issued notes
177:Korea under American control
144:1, 5, 10, 100, 500, 1000 won
1267:1997 Asian financial crisis
840:Kurt Schuler (2004-02-29).
550:Bank of Korea issued notes
454:Bank of Joseon issued notes
443:first coins for circulation
1777:
1741:Modern obsolete currencies
1460:South–North Pipeline Korea
753:
549:
536:Bank of Korea issued notes
464:Japanese occupation period
359:
314:
18:
1736:Currencies of South Korea
1711:
1184:
1043:
1035:Historical currencies of
743:Pagoda Gongweon in Seoul
718:National Printing Bureau
702:
676:Pagoda Gongweon in Seoul
670:
636:
577:
574:
571:
568:
565:
562:
559:
483:
366:Following the end of the
290:
94:
56:
40:
1257:Miracle on the Han River
935:National Printing Bureau
871:
641:National Printing Bureau
417:the won was devalued at
413:. Toward the end of the
246:National Printing Bureau
16:Currency of South Korea
1717:Economy of North Korea
1691:International rankings
1371:Science and technology
1231:Economy of South Korea
1125:North Korean third won
822:History of South Korea
817:Economy of South Korea
540:On June 12, 1950, the
1620:Fair Trade Commission
1517:Free Trade Agreements
929:Currency Issue System
421:. Following that the
1455:Trans-Korea Pipeline
1162:South Korean new won
1144:South Korean old won
1116:North Korean new won
1107:North Korean old won
1746:1945 in South Korea
1593:Government agencies
913:1950-1953 banknotes
872:화폐연대자료, 1953년~1962년
419:6000 won = 1 dollar
405:was changed to the
32:
1422:Youth unemployment
1351:Financial services
976:1945 – 1953
809:South Korea portal
795:Numismatics portal
637:February 17, 1953
142:5, 10, 20, 50 jeon
1723:
1722:
1684:Largest companies
1429:Work-life balance
1262:Four Asian Tigers
1197:
1196:
1179:
1178:
1175:
1174:
1171:
1170:
1167:
1158:
1153:South Korean hwan
1149:
1134:
1133:
1130:
1121:
1112:
1103:
1086:
1077:
1068:
1059:
1003:
1002:
999:
992:
983:South Korean hwan
966:
959:
956:Division of Korea
764:
763:
760:
746:October 10, 1952
737:145 × 61 mm
706:171 × 78 mm
679:October 10, 1952
665:145 × 61 mm
620:158 × 78 mm
533:
532:
411:15 won = 1 dollar
372:division of Korea
338:McCune-Reischauer
297:
296:
1768:
1293:Hwan (1953–1962)
1224:
1217:
1210:
1201:
1165:
1156:
1147:
1140:
1128:
1119:
1110:
1101:
1094:
1090:
1084:
1075:
1066:
1053:
1046:
1029:
1022:
1015:
1006:
998:1 hwan = 100 won
994:
987:
961:
951:
940:
909:
896:
890:
882:
880:
863:
857:
856:
854:
852:
837:
811:
806:
805:
804:
797:
792:
791:
790:
783:
778:
777:
776:
754:
734:
727:
700:
693:
659:
652:
614:
607:
555:
547:
481:
427:1 hwan = 100 won
271:
268:
266:
260:
235:
232:
230:
228:
222:
204:
187:
185:
184:
175:
174:
173:
129:
128:
127:
123:
99:
98:
67:
59:
58:
51:
43:
42:
33:
31:South Korean won
25:South Korean won
1776:
1775:
1771:
1770:
1769:
1767:
1766:
1765:
1726:
1725:
1724:
1719:
1707:
1655:
1634:
1588:
1512:
1464:
1433:
1385:
1329:Rice production
1312:
1288:Won (1945–1953)
1276:
1233:
1228:
1198:
1193:
1180:
1164:
1157:1953–1962
1155:
1148:1945–1953
1146:
1127:
1120:1959–2009
1118:
1111:1947–1959
1109:
1102:1945–1947
1100:
1085:1902–1945
1083:
1076:1902–1910
1074:
1067:1892–1902
1065:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1039:
1033:
993:
986:
980:
975:
960:
950:
944:
927:Bank of Korea,
919:Bank of Korea,
911:Bank of Korea,
907:
904:
899:
878:
876:
873:
865:
864:
860:
850:
848:
839:
838:
834:
830:
807:
802:
800:
793:
788:
786:
779:
774:
772:
769:
553:
538:
456:
451:
435:
403:anchor currency
364:
358:
319:
313:
263:
258:
249:
225:
220:
211:
200:
182:
180:
179:
171:
169:
143:
125:
121:
120:
118:
70:
61:
45:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1774:
1772:
1764:
1763:
1758:
1753:
1748:
1743:
1738:
1728:
1727:
1721:
1720:
1712:
1709:
1708:
1706:
1705:
1704:
1703:
1696:Regions by GDP
1693:
1688:
1687:
1686:
1676:
1675:
1674:
1663:
1661:
1660:Related topics
1657:
1656:
1654:
1653:
1648:
1642:
1640:
1636:
1635:
1633:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1596:
1594:
1590:
1589:
1587:
1586:
1581:
1576:
1571:
1566:
1561:
1556:
1551:
1549:European Union
1546:
1541:
1536:
1531:
1526:
1520:
1518:
1514:
1513:
1511:
1510:
1505:
1500:
1495:
1490:
1489:
1488:
1483:
1476:Korea Exchange
1472:
1470:
1466:
1465:
1463:
1462:
1457:
1452:
1447:
1441:
1439:
1435:
1434:
1432:
1431:
1426:
1425:
1424:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1402:Labor movement
1399:
1393:
1391:
1387:
1386:
1384:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1332:
1331:
1320:
1318:
1314:
1313:
1311:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1284:
1282:
1278:
1277:
1275:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1243:
1241:
1235:
1234:
1229:
1227:
1226:
1219:
1212:
1204:
1195:
1194:
1185:
1182:
1181:
1177:
1176:
1173:
1172:
1169:
1168:
1159:
1150:
1136:
1135:
1132:
1131:
1122:
1113:
1104:
1098:Won (Red Army)
1087:
1078:
1069:
1060:
1044:
1041:
1040:
1034:
1032:
1031:
1024:
1017:
1009:
1001:
1000:
977:
967:
938:
937:
932:
924:
916:
903:
902:External links
900:
898:
897:
891:Note that the
858:
831:
829:
826:
825:
824:
819:
813:
812:
798:
784:
768:
765:
762:
761:
751:
750:
747:
744:
741:
738:
735:
728:
720:
719:
716:
715:July 22, 1950
713:
710:
707:
704:
701:
694:
686:
685:
680:
677:
674:
669:
666:
663:
660:
653:
645:
644:
638:
635:
634:July 22, 1950
632:
629:
624:
621:
618:
615:
608:
600:
599:
596:
593:
590:
587:
584:
580:
579:
576:
573:
570:
567:
564:
561:
557:
556:
537:
534:
531:
530:
526:
525:
521:
520:
516:
515:
511:
510:
506:
505:
501:
500:
496:
495:
491:
490:
486:
485:
472:Rose of Sharon
455:
452:
450:
447:
434:
431:
380:Bank of Joseon
360:Main article:
357:
354:
315:Main article:
312:
309:
303:was the first
295:
294:
288:
287:
284:
278:
277:
273:
272:
261:
259: Website
255:
254:
243:
237:
236:
223:
221: Website
217:
216:
208:Bank of Joseon
205:
197:
196:
192:
191:
167:
163:
162:
158:
157:
155:Japanese 1 sen
152:
146:
145:
140:
134:
133:
130:
115:
114:
112:
108:
107:
101:
100:
86:
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
69:
68:
53:
36:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1773:
1762:
1759:
1757:
1754:
1752:
1749:
1747:
1744:
1742:
1739:
1737:
1734:
1733:
1731:
1718:
1715:
1710:
1702:
1699:
1698:
1697:
1694:
1692:
1689:
1685:
1682:
1681:
1680:
1677:
1673:
1670:
1669:
1668:
1665:
1664:
1662:
1658:
1652:
1649:
1647:
1644:
1643:
1641:
1639:Organizations
1637:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1597:
1595:
1591:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1572:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1562:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1554:United States
1552:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1522:
1521:
1519:
1515:
1509:
1506:
1504:
1501:
1499:
1496:
1494:
1491:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1478:
1477:
1474:
1473:
1471:
1467:
1461:
1458:
1456:
1453:
1451:
1450:Nuclear power
1448:
1446:
1443:
1442:
1440:
1436:
1430:
1427:
1423:
1420:
1419:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1394:
1392:
1388:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1376:Semiconductor
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1330:
1327:
1326:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1315:
1309:
1308:Bank of Korea
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1285:
1283:
1279:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1244:
1242:
1240:
1236:
1232:
1225:
1220:
1218:
1213:
1211:
1206:
1205:
1202:
1192:
1188:
1183:
1163:
1160:
1154:
1151:
1145:
1142:
1141:
1138:
1137:
1126:
1123:
1117:
1114:
1108:
1105:
1099:
1096:
1095:
1092:
1091:
1088:
1082:
1079:
1073:
1070:
1064:
1061:
1051:
1048:
1047:
1042:
1038:
1030:
1025:
1023:
1018:
1016:
1011:
1010:
1007:
997:
990:
985:
984:
979:Succeeded by:
974:
973:
964:
957:
954:
949:
948:
941:
936:
933:
931:
930:
925:
923:
922:
917:
915:
914:
906:
905:
901:
894:
889:
888:
874:
868:
867:Bank of Korea
862:
859:
847:
843:
836:
833:
827:
823:
820:
818:
815:
814:
810:
799:
796:
785:
782:
771:
766:
758:
752:
748:
745:
742:
739:
736:
733:
726:
721:
717:
714:
711:
708:
705:
699:
692:
687:
684:
681:
678:
675:
673:
667:
664:
661:
658:
651:
646:
642:
639:
633:
630:
628:
625:
622:
619:
616:
613:
606:
601:
597:
594:
591:
588:
585:
582:
581:
558:
552:
548:
545:
543:
542:Bank of Korea
535:
528:
527:
523:
522:
518:
517:
513:
512:
508:
507:
503:
502:
498:
497:
493:
492:
488:
487:
482:
479:
478:was removed.
477:
473:
469:
465:
461:
453:
448:
446:
444:
440:
432:
430:
428:
424:
420:
416:
412:
409:at a rate of
408:
404:
400:
399:1 won = 1 yen
397:at a rate of
396:
392:
387:
385:
384:Bank of Korea
381:
377:
373:
369:
363:
355:
353:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
318:
310:
308:
306:
302:
293:
289:
285:
283:
279:
274:
270:
262:
256:
252:
247:
244:
242:
238:
234:
224:
218:
214:
213:Bank of Korea
209:
206:
203:
198:
193:
190:
178:
168:
164:
159:
156:
153:
151:
147:
141:
139:
135:
131:
116:
113:
109:
106:
105:Denominations
102:
97:
91:
87:
85:
81:
77:
73:
65:
54:
49:
38:
37:
34:
26:
22:
1713:
1667:Billionaires
1584:Trade policy
1417:Unemployment
1412:Trade unions
1287:
1143:
995:
988:
981:
970:Currency of
969:
962:
952:
945:
943:Preceded by:
928:
920:
912:
886:
884:
877:. Retrieved
861:
849:. Retrieved
845:
835:
781:Money portal
672:Syngman Rhee
539:
476:Japanese yen
459:
457:
436:
426:
418:
410:
398:
395:Japanese yen
388:
368:Colonial Era
365:
349:
341:
334:Japanese yen
330:Chinese yuan
321:
320:
305:South Korean
300:
298:
291:
202:Central bank
161:Demographics
1508:Kimchi bond
1324:Agriculture
1298:Won (1962–)
972:South Korea
908:(in Korean)
875:(in Korean)
851:December 7,
627:Gwanghwamun
598:withdrawal
572:Description
554:(in Korean)
439:1 sen coins
282:Pegged with
215:(1950-1953)
210:(1945-1950)
189:South Korea
21:South Korea
1730:Categories
1574:Other FTAs
1397:Inequality
1336:Automotive
1166:since 1962
1129:since 2009
1056:1423–1425,
947:Korean yen
828:References
569:Main Color
566:Dimensions
415:Korean War
376:Korean yen
132:jeon (전/錢)
92:character
1714:See also:
1679:Companies
1559:Australia
1539:Indonesia
1366:Retailing
1187:Etymology
1058:1625–1892
1054:998–1105,
991:inflation
703:1000 won
468:paulownia
449:Banknotes
445:in 1959.
407:US dollar
311:Etymology
286:US dollar
276:Valuation
138:Banknotes
1317:Industry
1281:Currency
879:June 21,
767:See also
662:500 won
643:(Japan)
617:100 won
578:Printer
529:100 won
509:50 jeon
504:20 jeon
499:10 jeon
370:and the
253:(1951 ~)
248:(~ 1951)
195:Issuance
1672:Chaebol
1579:Exports
1469:Finance
1407:Poverty
1381:Tourism
1361:Markets
1356:Fishing
1346:Defense
1239:History
989:Reason:
953:Reason:
749:KOMSEP
592:Reverse
589:Obverse
586:Reverse
583:Obverse
575:Date of
524:10 won
494:5 jeon
393:to the
356:History
346:revised
328:of the
326:cognate
267:.komsep
241:Printer
166:User(s)
124:⁄
119:
111:Subunit
1564:Canada
1486:KOSDAQ
1445:Energy
1438:Energy
996:Ratio:
965:at par
963:Ratio:
712:Value
709:green
683:KOMSEP
631:Value
623:brown
519:5 won
514:1 won
489:Value
391:pegged
186:
84:Symbol
75:Plural
64:Korean
60:
52:
48:Korean
44:
41:대한민국 원
1701:Seoul
1569:China
1534:India
1524:ASEAN
1493:Banks
1481:KOSPI
1390:Labor
1037:Korea
740:blue
668:blue
595:issue
563:Value
560:Image
433:Coins
324:is a
150:Coins
90:hanja
57:大韓民國圓
1544:Peru
1529:EFTA
1341:Film
1189:and
1063:Yang
881:2023
853:2006
460:jeon
423:hwan
350:jeon
342:chŏn
332:and
299:The
269:.com
229:.bok
1081:Yen
1072:Won
1050:Mun
352:).
322:Won
301:won
265:www
233:.kr
231:.or
227:www
126:100
1732::
883:.
869:.
844:.
429:.
386:.
348::
344:;
340::
1223:e
1216:t
1209:v
1028:e
1021:t
1014:v
855:.
759:.
122:1
96:圓
66:)
62:(
50:)
46:(
27:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.