Republic of Korea
Country in East Asia (1948-present)
Location: Korean Peninsula
Capital City: Seoul
Government type: Republic
Main languages: Korean
Main religions: Protestant Christianity, Buddhism, Catholic Christianity, Atheism, Korean Shamanism, Confucianism
Note: South Korea claims the entirety of Korea
Chronology
1948: Republic of Korea established from the post-war Unietd States occupation zone in Korea
Currency
First Won (1945-1953)
1 Won = 100 Jeon
Second Won (1953-1962)
1 Won = 100 Jeon
Third Won (1962-present)
1 Won = 100 Jeon
Coins from South Korea in the collection
•1 Won, 1968 (aluminum, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (Daejeon), KM#4a)
•1 Won, 1988 (aluminum, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (Daejeon), KM#31)
•5 Won, 1983 (brass, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (Daejeon), KM#32)
•10 Won, 1972 (brass, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (Daejeon), KM#6a)
•10 Won, 2001 (brass, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (Daejeon), KM#33)
•10 Won, 2003 (brass, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (Daejeon), KM#33)
•10 Won, 2009 (copper-plated aluminum, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (Daejeon), KM#103)
•50 Won, 1973 (cupronickel, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (Daejeon), KM#20) Commemorative: FAO
•50 Won, 1995 (nickel brass, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (Daejeon), KM#34)
•100 Won, 1977 (cupronickel, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (Daejeon), KM#9)
•100 Won, 1989 (cupronickel, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (Daejeon), KM#35)
•100 Won, 1994 (cupronickel, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (Daejeon), KM#35)
•500 Won, 1999 (cupronickel, Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (Daejeon), KM#27)
Banknotes from South Korea in the collection
•100 Won, 1950-1953 (P#7)
•10 Won, 1953 (P#13)
•10 Jeon, 1962 (P#28)
•50 Jeon, 1962 (P#29)
•1 Won, 1962-1970 (P#30)
•10 Won, 1962 (P#33)
•500 Won, 1973 (P#43)
•1,000 Won, 2007 (P#54)