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South Korean won [75] KRW South Korea ₩ [75] [76] Jeon [75] Russian Ruble [1] RUB South Ossetia: руб. [1] [2] Kopek [1] Sri Lankan rupee [77] LKR
4.5 Indian Rupee as exchange rate anchor. 4.6 Other. 5 Stabilized arrangement. Toggle Stabilized arrangement subsection. ... Pegged exchange rate within horizontal ...
The first South Korean won was subdivided into 100 jeon. The South Korean won initially had a fixed exchange rate to the U.S. dollar at a rate of 15 won to 1 dollar. A series of devaluations followed, the later ones, in part, due to the Korean War (1950–53). The pegs were:
The won was quoted at 1,448.9 per dollar in onshore trade as of 0518 GMT, after opening the session at 1,453.0 per dollar, 0.96% lower than the previous day and the weakest since March 16, 2009.
Colour key and notes Indicates that a given currency is pegged to another currency (details) Italics indicates a state or territory with a low level of international recognition State or territory Currency Symbol [D] or Abbrev. ISO code Fractional unit Number to basic Abkhazia Abkhazian apsar [E] аҧ (none) (none) (none) Russian ruble ₽ RUB Kopeck 100 Afghanistan Afghan afghani ؋ AFN ...
Won was introduced in 1902 as the official currency unit replacing yang at 1 won = 5 yang. The Bank of Korea was established in 1909 but soon after in 1910 Imperial Japan annexed the Korean Empire. Under Colonial rule, the country was made to use the currency unit "yen" in place of the Korean Won, which took over the Korean won at par.
North Korea condemned on Saturday recent joint military drills by the United States, South Korea and Japan, warning that it would take immediate actions if needed to defend the state. Last week ...
Most currencies in this category are historical; the only money in use on the Korean peninsula today is in the form of North Korean won and South Korean won. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.