Korean Coins

Sep 25, 2016 Korean rulers began minting their own metal coins from the late 10th century CE, first in copper and iron, and later in bronze. These coins never really gained wide circulation, though, and it would not be until the 17th century CE that coinage fully replaced the barter system prevalent throughout the peninsula. Jan 27, 2021 Korean Money: Coins Crack open your piggy banks, we’re about to give you the need-to-know information for each of those famous coins you see so often. Your trips to the vending machine will take on a whole new dimension of fun! One Hundred Korean Won Coin (Front & Back).

ONLINE COINS CATALOG

See also - North Korean coins

Republic of Korea

South Korean Hwan=100 chon (1948-1965)

100 hwan 1959
copper-nickel
100 / REPUBLIC OF KOREA / 4292
Coin value - $12-15

Korean Coins Value

50 hwan 1959
nickel-brass
50 / 4292 / REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Coin value - $3-4
10 hwan 1961
bronze
10 / 4292 / REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Coin value - $2-3

Reform 1966
South Korean Won=10 hwan

1000 won 1982
copper-nickel
Olympic Games in Seoul 1988
1982 / SEOUL'88 / 1000
24
Coin value - $5-7
1000 won 1984
copper-nickel
200th Anniversary of Catholic Church in Korea
1000 / 1784-1984 / 200
Coin value - $5-7
1000 won 1986
copper-nickel
Olympic Games in Seoul 1988 - basketball
1000 WON / XXIV OLYMPIAD SEOUL 1988
24 / 1986
Coin value - $6-8
1000 won 1987
copper-nickel
Olympic Games in Seoul 1988 - tennis
1000 WON / XXIV OLYMPIAD SEOUL 1988
24 / 1987
Coin value - $5-7
1000 won 1988
copper-nickel
Olympic Games in Seoul 1988 - handball
1000 WON / XXIV OLYMPIAD SEOUL 1988
24 / 1987
Coin value - $6-8
500 won 2006
copper-nickel
500 / 2006
Coin value - ~$1
100 won 1979
copper-nickel
circulation coinage
100 / 1979
Coin value - <$1
100 won 2002
copper-nickel
circulation coinage
circulation coinage
100 / 2002
Coin value - <$1
100 won 1975
copper-nickel
commemorative coin
30th Anniversary of Liberation
100
30 / 1945-1975
Coin value - $4-7
100 won 1981
copper-nickel
commemorative coin
1st Anniversary of the 5th Republic
100 / 1981 / 5
Coin value - $3-4
50 won 1982
copper-nickel-zinc
50 /1982
Coin value - <$1
50 won2009
copper-nickel-zinc
50 /2009
Coin value - <$1
10 won 1979
brass
10 / THE BANK OF KOREA 1979
Coin value - <$1
10 won 2005
brass
10 /2005
Coin value - <$1
10 won 2006
copper clad aluminum
10 /2006
Coin value - <$1
5 won 1966
bronze
5 / THE BANK OF KOREA 1966
Coin value - $3-5
5 won 1971
brass
5 THE BANK OF KOREA /1971
Coin value - <$1
5 won 1983
brass
5 /1983
Coin value - <$1
1 won 1967
brass
1 / THE BANK OF KOREA 1967
Coin value - <$1
1 won 1969
aluminum
1 / THE BANK OF KOREA 1969
Coin value - <$1
1 won 1988
aluminum
1 / 1988
Coin value - <$1

ONLINE COINS CATALOG

See also - South Korean coins

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)

North Korean Won=100 chon

100 won 2005
aluminum
100
94 (2005)
Coin value - ~$1
50 won 2005
aluminum
50
94 (2005)
Coin value - ~$1
20 won 2002
brass
commemorative coin
Chinese Calendar - 2002 Year of Horse
JUCHE 91 2002
20 WON
Coin value - $7-10
20 won 2007
brass
commemorative coin
Blue Dragon
BLUE DRAGON
2007 20WON
Coin value - $8-10
10 won 2005
aluminum
circulation coinage
10
94 (2005)
Coin value - ~$1
10 won 2014
brass
commemorative coin
Chollima Statue on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang
1961 / 2014
10
Coin value - $4-6
5 won 2005
aluminum
5
94 (2005)
Coin value - ~$1
1 won 1987
aluminum
circulation coinage
1 / 1987
Coin value - ~$1
1 won 1987
copper-nickel
circulation coinage
Kim Il-Sung's Tower of Juche
1 / 1987
Coin value - $10-15
1 won 2001
brass
commemorative coin
90 years since the birth of Kim Il-Sung
90 / (2001) /1912 / 1994
1
Coin value - $10-15
50 chon 1978
aluminum
1978
50
Coin value - $2-3
50 chon 1978
aluminum
1978
50
Coin value - $2-3
50 chon 2002
aluminum
91 (2002)
50
Coin value - ~$1
10 chon 1959
aluminum
10
1959
Coin value - ~$1
10 chon 1959
aluminum
10
1959
Coin value - $1-2
10 chon 1959
aluminum
10
1959
Coin value - $3-6
10 chon 2002
aluminum
91 (2002)
10
Coin value - ~$1
5 chon 1959
aluminum
5
1959
Coin value - ~$1
5 chon 1974
aluminum
5
1974
Coin value - $1-2
5 chon 1974
aluminum
5
1974
Coin value - $2-4
5 chon 2002
aluminum
91 (2002)
50
Coin value - <$1
2 chon 2002
copper-nickel
FAO
commemorative coin
2 / XXI CENTURY FAO FOOD SECURITY
2002
Coin value - ~$1
1 chon 1959
aluminum
circulation coinage
1
1959
Coin value - ~$1
1 chon 1959
aluminum
circulation coinage
5
1959
Coin value - $1-2
1 chon 1959
aluminum

Korean Coins From 1950s

circulation coinage
5
1959
Coin value - $3-5
1 chon 2002
aluminum
circulation coinage
91 (2002)
1
Coin value - <$1
1 chon 2002
brass
commemorative coin
FAO
1 / XXI CENTURY FAO FOOD SECURITY
2002
Coin value - ~$1
1 chon 2002
brass
commemorative coin
FAO
1 / XXI CENTURY FAO FOOD SECURITY
2002
Coin value - ~$1
1/2 chon 2002
aluminum
commemorative coin
FAO
1/2 / XXI CENTURY FAO FOOD SECURITY
2002
Coin value - ~$1
1/2 chon 2002
aluminum
commemorative coin
FAO
1/2 / XXI CENTURY FAO FOOD SECURITY
2002
Coin value - ~$1
1/2 chon 2002
aluminum
commemorative coin
FAO
1/2 / XXI CENTURY FAO FOOD SECURITY
2002
Coin value - ~$1
1/2 chon 2002
aluminum
commemorative coin
FAO
1/2 / XXI CENTURY FAO FOOD SECURITY
2002
Coin value - ~$1
1/2 chon 2002
aluminum
commemorative coin
Horse
1/2
2002
Coin value - ~$1
1/2 chon 2002
aluminum
commemorative coin
Helmeted Guineafowl
1/2
2002
Coin value - ~$1
1/2 chon 2002
aluminum
commemorative coin
Giraffes
1/2
2002
Coin value - ~$1
1/2 chon 2002
aluminum
commemorative coin
Hippopotamus
1/2
2002
Coin value - ~$1
1/2 chon 2002
aluminum
commemorative coin
Leopard
1/2
2002
Coin value - ~$1
1/2 chon 2002
aluminum
commemorative coin
Orangutan
1/2
2002
Coin value - ~$1
1/2 chon 2002
aluminum
commemorative coin
Mamushi pit Viper
1/2
2002
Coin value - $5-6
1/2 chon 2002
aluminum
commemorative coin
Bighorn sheep
1/2
2002
Coin value - $6-8