The won (圓) was the currency of Korea between 1902 and 1910. It was subdivided into 100 chon (錢).
Korean won | |
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Hangul | 원, 전 |
Hanja | 圓, 錢 |
Revised Romanization | won, jeon |
McCune–Reischauer | wŏn, chŏn |
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Famous quotes containing the word won:
“I won the battle the wrong way when our worthy Russian generals were losing it the right way.”
—George Bernard Shaw (18561950)