Korea’s currency is the “won”. Paper money comes in denominations of 1,000; 5,000; 10,000; and 50,000 won bills. Coins come in 10, 50, 100, and 500 won. You can check the won to USD exchange rate by clicking the button below.

South Korea Bills [Paper Money – Cash]

50,000 won (oh man won) [around $50]

10,000 won (man won) [around $10]

5,000 won (oh cheon won) [around $5]

1,000 won (cheon won) [around $1]

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South Korea Bills [Coins]

500 won (oh baek won) [around $0.5]

100 won (baek won) [around $0.1]

50 won (oh sib won) [around $0.05]

10 won (sip won) [around $0.01]

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