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The yang (양/兩) was the currency of the Korean states Joseon and the Korean Empire between 1892 and 1902. It was subdivided into 10 jeon (전/錢) or 100 bun (분/分); and 5 yang = 1 hwan (환/圜).
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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 ...
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The mun (Korean: 문; Hanja: 文, Late Middle Chinese: 文, mjun, Middle Korean: 문, mwun) was introduced as the main currency of Korea in 1625 and stayed in use until 1892. Prior to the mun, cash ...
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The hwan (Korean: 환) was the currency of South Korea between February 15, 1953, and June 9, 1962. It succeeded the first South Korean won and preceded the second South Korean won.