The language(s) of this currency do(es) not have a morphological plural distinction.
Symbol
₩
Denominations
Subunit
1⁄100
jeon (전/錢) Theoretical (not used)
Banknotes
Freq. used
₩1,000, ₩5,000, ₩10,000, ₩50,000
Rarely used
₩2,000
Coins
Freq. used
₩10, ₩50, ₩100, ₩500
Rarely used
₩1, ₩5
Demographics
User(s)
South Korea
Issuance
Central bank
Bank of Korea
Website
eng.bok.or.kr
Printer
Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation
Website
english.komsco.com
Mint
Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation
Website
english.komsco.com
Valuation
Inflation
1.3% (Feb 2016, Year-on-Year % Change)
Source
February 2016[1]
South Korean won
Hangul
대한민국 원
Hanja
大韓民國 원
Revised Romanization
Daehanmin(-)guk won
McCune–Reischauer
Taehanmin'guk wŏn
The current won (원) does not officially have any hanja associated with it.[2][3]
South Korean inflation
M2 money supply increases
Inflation
Inflation ex food and energy
The South Korean won (Symbol: ₩; Code: KRW; Korean: 대한민국 원) is the official currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and it appears only in foreign exchange rates. The currency is issued by the Bank of Korea, based in the capital city of Seoul.
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^"Entry in Standard Korean Language Dictionary (표준국어대사전)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
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