Banknotes from Korea

Korea is a peninsula in East Asia. The first unitary Korean state was the Joseon Kingdom founded in 1388 and which lasted until 1897. It was a very isolated state and modern Japan took advantage of this situation by occupying it during the First Sino-Japanese War. As a result the Korean Empire was founded in 1897, but lasted only until Japan fully annexed Korea in 1910. The Japanese stayed until their defeat in WW2 in 1945.
Wikidata: Q18097

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Korean Empire - Yang (1897-1902)

100 Pun / Fen = 10 Jeon / Chon = 1 Yang • 5 Yang = 1 Hwan

5 Yang
ND (1893)

Standard banknote

P# 1, N# 211137
10 Yang
ND (1893)

Standard banknote

P# 2, N# 211125
20 Yang
ND (1893)

Standard banknote

P# 2 A, N# 211138
50 Yang
ND (1893)

Standard banknote

P# 3, N# 211126

Korean Empire - Won (1902-1910)

100 Jeon / Chon = 1 Won

10 Sen
37 (1904)

Standard banknote

P# 7, N# 248860
20 Sen
37 (1904)

Standard banknote

P# 8, N# 248861
50 Sen
37 (1904)

Standard banknote

P# 9, N# 248862
1 Yen
40 (1907)

Standard banknote

P# 10, N# 248864
1 Yen
3 (1909)

Standard banknote

P# 13, N# 250572
5 Yen
35-37 (1902-1904)

Standard banknote

P# 5, N# 212847
5 Yen
39 (1906)

Standard banknote

P# 9A, N# 248863
10 Yen
35-37 (1902-1904)

Standard banknote

P# 6, N# 212849
10 Yen
3 (1909)

Standard banknote

P# 15, N# 250573

Japanese Protectorate - Yen (1910-1945)

100 Sen = 1 Yen

10 Sen
5 (1916)

Standard banknote

P# 20, N# 250581
10 Sen
12 (1937)

Standard banknote

P# 27, N# 250584
20 Sen
5 (1916)

Standard banknote

P# 21, N# 250582
20 Sen
1919

Standard banknote
96 × 54 mm
P# 24, TBB# 409a, N# 375005
50 Sen
5 (1916)

Standard banknote

P# 22, N# 250583
50 Sen
12 (1937)

Standard banknote
103 × 57 mm
JNDA# 17-27, P# 28, N# 201732
1 Yen
35-37 (1902-1904)

Standard banknote

P# 4, N# 212846

The Numista referee for banknotes of this issuer is ngdawa.

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