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South Korean won

Currency

Local name	(Hangul) ¹ (Hanja)
ISO 4217 Code	KRW
Official user
Inflation	2.5%
Subunit
1/100	jeon (전/錢)
Symbol	₩
Coins and Banknotes
Central bank	Bank of Korea
Printer	Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation
Mint	Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation

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The won ( ) (sign: ₩; code: KRW) is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates. One South Korean won (as of May 25, 2010) is equal to 0.114364 North Korean won, at the official North Korean rate.

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