Coins
Coins were minted in the denominations of ½, 1, 5, 10 and 20 chon, ½, 5, 10 and 20 won. The coins all carried the title of the "state", Daehan (대한; 大韓), and the Korean era name, Gwangmu (광무; 光武) and then Yunghui (융희;隆熙), whilst the specifications were equivalent to the coins of the Japanese yen.
| Korean Won Coins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Obverse | Reverse | Denomination | Composition |
| ½ chon | Bronze | ||
| 1 chon | |||
| 5 chon | Cupronickel | ||
| 10 chon | 800‰ silver | ||
| 20 chon | |||
| ½ won | |||
| 5 won | 900‰ gold | ||
| 10 won | |||
| 20 won | |||
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Famous quotes containing the word coins:
“No Time, spoke the clocks, no God, rang the bells,
I drew the white sheet over the islands
And the coins on my eyelids sang like shells.”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
“A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.”
—François Rabelais (1494–1553)