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  2. South Korean hwan - Wikipedia

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    Central bank: Bank of Korea Website: ... the hwan was introduced in 1953 at the rate of 1 hwan = 100 won. ... 1 hwan = 100 won: Currency of South Korea 1953 – 1962 ...

  3. South Korean won - Wikipedia

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    South Korea: Issuance; Central bank: Bank of Korea ... Exchange Rate 1 USD = 1,390 KRW [2] ... 1 won = 10 hwan: Currency of South Korea 1962 –

  4. South Korean won (1945–1953) - Wikipedia

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    The first banknotes were issued by the Bank of Joseon until 1950, when the currency management switched to the Bank of Korea. At the time of its introduction in 1945 the won was pegged to the Japanese yen at a rate of 1 won = 1 yen. In October of the same year the anchor currency was changed to the US dollar at a rate of 15 won = 1 dollar.

  5. Korean currency - Wikipedia

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    The next year the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation was created and took over as printer of South Korean currency. At the time of the introduction in 1945 the won was pegged to the Japanese yen at a rate of 1 won = 1 yen. In October of the same year, the anchor currency was changed to the US dollar at a rate of 15 won = 1 dollar.

  6. Redenomination - Wikipedia

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    Exchange rate (old units per €) ... South Korean hwan: 1963 Republic of Korea ... The redenomination was an opportunity for the central bank to introduce more ...

  7. Bank of Korea - Wikipedia

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    The new government centralized foreign exchange rates and steeply depreciated the hwan relative to the dollar from 500-600 hwan to the dollar to 1,300 from January to February, 1960. Citizens were required to sell their foreign currency through the Bank of Korea. Following a year of economic stagnation, the May 16 coup led to massive bank runs ...

  8. List of countries by exchange rate regime - Wikipedia

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    De Facto Classification of Exchange Rate Arrangements, as of April 30, 2021, and Monetary Policy Frameworks [2] Exchange rate arrangement (Number of countries) Exchange rate anchor Monetary aggregate target (25) Inflation Targeting framework (45) Others (43) US Dollar (37) Euro (28) Composite (8) Other (9) No separate legal tender (16) Ecuador ...

  9. Korean won - Wikipedia

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    South Korean won, the present currency of South Korea; North Korean won, the present currency of North Korea; It can also refer to these historical currencies: Korean Empire won, 1900–1910 currency in the Korean Empire; Won of the Red Army Command, 1945–1947 currency in northern Korea under the Soviet Civil Administration; South Korean won ...