won

E808095

currency

The won is the official currency used in both North and South Korea, each with its own distinct version.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
North Korean won	0
South Korean won	0

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	currency ⓘ
centralBank	Bank of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	North Korea ⓘ South Korea ⓘ
denominationType	banknotes ⓘ banknotes ⓘ coins ⓘ coins ⓘ
etymology	derived from Chinese yuan and Japanese yen ⓘ
hasSubunit	jeon ⓘ
historicalPredecessor	Korean yen NERFINISHED ⓘ
introduced	1945 ⓘ 1947 ⓘ
ISO4217Code	KPW NERFINISHED ⓘ KPW NERFINISHED ⓘ KRW NERFINISHED ⓘ KRW NERFINISHED ⓘ
localName	대한민국 원 NERFINISHED ⓘ 조선 민주주의 인민 공화국 원 NERFINISHED ⓘ
localNameRomanization	Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk won NERFINISHED ⓘ Daehanminguk won NERFINISHED ⓘ
monetaryRegion	Korean Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
officialName	North Korean won NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korean won NERFINISHED ⓘ
replacedCurrency	Korean yen ⓘ Korean yen ⓘ
subunit	chon ⓘ jeon ⓘ
subunitToUnit	100 chon = 1 won ⓘ 100 jeon = 1 won ⓘ
symbol	₩ ⓘ ₩ ⓘ ₩ ⓘ
usedFor	legal tender payments in North Korea ⓘ legal tender payments in South Korea ⓘ
usedInCountry	North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedInEconomyType	market economy of South Korea ⓘ planned economy of North Korea ⓘ
writingSystem	Hangul ⓘ Hangul ⓘ Hangul ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

KPW → hasMonetaryUnit → won ⓘ