Korean yen

For other uses, see Yen (disambiguation).

Bank of Joseon note

The Korean yen was the currency of Korea between 1910 and 1945. It was equivalent to the Japanese yen and consisted of Japanese currency and banknotes issued specifically for Korea. The yen was subdivided into 100 sen. It replaced the Korean won at par and was replaced by the South Korean won at par, and the North Korean won.

Banknotes

From 1902-1910, banknotes were issued by Korean branch of Dai Ichi Ginko. Denominations included 10 sen, 20 sen, 50 sen, 1 yen, 5 yen, and 10 yen. In 1909, the Bank of Korea (1909) (韓國銀行) was founded in Seoul as a provisional central bank and began issuing currency of modern type. Bank of Korea notes were dated 1909 and issued in 1910 and 1911. After Korean Empire was annexed by Japan in 1910, the Bank of Korea was renamed the Bank of Joseon (朝鮮銀行, Korean: Joseon Eunhaeng, Japanese: Chōsen Ginkō). The first Bank of Joseon note was dated 1911 and issued in 1914. 1 yen, 5 yen, 10 yen, and 100 yen were issued regularly, while there were occasionally some sen notes (5, 10, 20, 50 sen). 1000 yen was printed but never issued at the end of World War II. The earlier issues were redeemable "in Gold or Nippon Ginko Note".

See also

• Names of Korea
• Bank of Korea (pre-1950)

References

• Schuler, Kurt. "Tables of Modern Monetary History: Asia". http://www.dollarization.org/asia.htm. 
• Pick, Albert (1996). Standard Catalog of World Paper Money: General Issues to 1960. Colin R. Bruce II and Neil Shafer (editors) (8th ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-469-1. 

Preceded by: Korean yang Reason: heavier influence by Japan Ratio: 1 yen = 5 yang	Currency of Korea of Empire of Japan 1902 – 1945 Concurrent with: Korean won until 1910, when Japan completely annexed Korea	Succeeded by: North Korean (old) won Reason: end of World War II and Division of Korea
		Succeeded by: South Korean (old) won Reason: end of World War II and Division of Korea Ratio: at par