Won
The currency of Korea is known as the Won. Banknotes come in demoninations of 1000, 5000, and 10,000. On the front of the notes there is a picture of a person: a scholar or a king. The backside has a picture of a place: nature or a palace. Coins come in 1, 5, 10, 100 and 500, but the 1 and 5 are almost obsolete.
The current exchange rate to dollars is approximately 1300 won for every US dollar. A 1000 won note is worth about .76 cents. Don't spend all your won in one place!
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I hope that you get to spend all your won in won place soon!
Come on referral call!
It must be early, but I found Jen's comment hilarious for some reason.
We made sure to find a Korean coin that was minted in the year Seth was born and kept it as a special souvenir for him. (We also have about $45 that we never bothered to exchange back...I guess we will save it for next time.)
Hopefully we'll be using that won soon!!!!!!!!!!
Good info for traveling--thanks! Thanks for the birthday wishes, too. :)
I love all you lessons on Korea. It really helps me learn about our future daughters culture. Thanks for doing this.
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