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).
Korean won
圓 / 원(Korean)
A half won (半圜) coin issued in 1905.
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.
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]).
Korean won
Hunminjeongeum
원, 전
Hanja
圓, 錢
Revised Romanization
won, jeon
McCune–Reischauer
wŏn, chŏn
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Global Information
Korean Empire
Japanese yen = 1 won