Currency history
South Korean won
South Korean won: a currency still in use.
- Dates in use
- Still in use; introduction date not established here
- Currency code
- KRW
- Ancestry branch
- See family connections
Its place in the family
All ancestors and descendants ↗South Korean won
This currencyChildren 0
No successor is established here.
Trace its ancestry backward
South Korean won
Earlier ancestry is not established here.
1 later contribution joined this currency. See those connections →
The story
The 10 June 1962 reform introduced won-denominated notes at ten hwan per won. The issuer expressly excepts 10- and 50-hwan coins from the immediate prohibition on hwan circulation. [1]
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“South Korean won.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000121.html