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Banking

Bank of issue

A bank of issue, also referred to as a note-issuing bank or issuing authority, is a financial institution that issues banknotes.

Banking

Bank of Korea Money Museum

Bank of Korea Money Museum (Korean: 한국은행 화폐박물관) is an economics and numismatics museum in Seoul, South korea. It was founded by the Bank of Korea in 2001.

Fiat currencies

History of Chinese currency

The history of Chinese currency spans more than 3000 years from ancient China to imperial China and modern China. Currency of some type has been used in China since the Neolithic age which can be traced back to between 3000 and 4500 years ago. The history of China's monetary system traces back to the Shang dynasty (c. 1766–1154 BCE), where cowrie shells served as early currency. Cowry sh

Fiat currencies

Korean Empire won

The Korean won ( won Korean: 원; Hanja: 圓, Korean pronunciation: [wʌn]) or Korean Empire won (대한제국 원), was the official currency of the Korean Empire between 1900 and 1910. It was subdivided into 100 jeon ( jun; 전; 錢, Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌn]).

Fiat currencies

Yen bloc

The yen bloc (円ブロック, En burokku) refers to a policy of economic imperialism wherein the yen, the currency of the Empire of Japan, dominated over the economies of its colonies and occupied territories. Initially established in Chōsen, it later spread to Manchukuo, Mengjiang, Japanese-occupied China, and Japanese-occupied Southeast Asia.

Finance

Yeouido

Yeouido (Korean: 여의도; lit. 'Yeoui Island'), also Yoido, is a river island on the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. It is Seoul's main finance, media, and investment banking district. It is 8.4 square kilometres (3.2 mi2) large and has a population of 32,674 as of August 2023.