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South Korean won


Name: South Korean won
Defn: 100ch=1w
Symbol: ₩
Code: KRW
Desc:
Units of money:
ch ch 1
won w 100

Users of this currency: Korea (3314 stamps, 1962-2024)

Denominations used in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
StandardmailinKoreato25g 12   8/4/2015 issue=70th Anniversary of Korean Liberation ... 9/16/2015 issue=6th CISM World Games
StandardmailwithinKoreaupto 32   4/24/2015 issue=50th Anniversary of Korea-Bolivia Diplomatic Relations d=Mergus squamatus ... 12/1/2015 issue=Year of the Monkey 2016
StandardwithinKoreaupto25g 1   7/10/2015 issue=Silk Road Cultural Festival in Gyeongju 2015
20ch 1   9/1/1962 yelbrn issue=1962 d=Jin-Do dog
0.40w 1   6/10/1969 issue=1969 dt=National Symbols d=Hanabusaya asiatica (1969)
= 40ch 1   9/1/1962 bl issue=1962 d=Hanabusaya asiatica (1962)
50ch 1   9/1/1962 carbrn issue=1962 d=Miruk Bosal
60ch 2   9/1/1962 issue=1962, 8/20/1966 graygrn issue=1966 d=longhorned beetle
1.00w 1   2/1/1968 yelorg&blk dt=National Symbols d=Flying relief figures of a bronze bell from Sang-won temple
= 1w 4   9/1/1962 bl issue=1962 d=Farmers dance ... 1/20/1974 purbrn dt=Mask and Insect
1.50w 1   9/1/1962 issue=1962
2w 4   8/14/1962 issue=naval victory 370th d=turtle ship 20 oars ... 8/20/1966 blgrn issue=1966 d=ginseng root
3w 18   9/1/1962 graylil issue=1962 d=King Sejong & Korean Alphabet ... 8/15/1977 bl&blk issue=1977 d=Pica pica (1977)
4.00w 4   3/15/1967 dt=folklore (1967) d=Okwangdae clown ... 12/15/1967 dt=folklore (1967) d=Korean shuttlecock
= 4w 78   8/14/1962 issue=naval victory 370th d=turtle ship 16 oars ... 12/11/1965 issue=Christmas 1965 / New Year 1965
5.00w 10   3/15/1967 dt=folklore (1967) d=Sandi mask & dance ... 12/11/1968 issue=Christmas 1968 / Year of the Rooster 1969 d=Christmas decorations
= 5w 13   9/1/1962 issue=1962 d=dragon waterpot ... 3/10/1974 dt=Fauna and Crown d=Eutamias sibiricus (1974)
6w 2   5/25/1964 viobl<bl dt=scenic (1964 Korea) d=Anab Pond, 10/10/1975 graygrn&blgray d=lily (1975)
7.00w 58   1/31/1967 d=Syncom Satellite over globe ... 5/1/1969 ltbl&blblk dt=National Symbols d=flag of Korea value 700
= 7w 49   9/1/1962 issue=1962 ... 12/11/1969 issue=Christmas 1969 / Year of the Dog 1970 d=candle Lattice Door & Fence
7.00+3.00w 4   6/20/1967 vio&blk issue=Fund for Korean Troops Serving in Vietnam d=Soldier with Wife & Child ... 2/15/1969 issue=Military Helicopter Fund
= 7+3w 1   11/1/1969 prusbl&red issue=Searchlight Fund
8w 1   5/25/1964 redbrn<bl dt=scenic (1964 Korea) d=Kwanghan Pavilion, Namwon
9w 1   5/25/1964 blvio<bl dt=scenic (1964 Korea) d=Whaom Temple
10(w) 1   10/29/2021 issue=2021 d=Lycaena dispar
= 10w 273   9/1/1962 issue=1962 d=Ancient Drums ... 6/13/2023 issue=BTS - Our Moments Through Songs
10+5w 4   8/1/1972 ltbl&red issue=Disaster Relief Fund d=Pin of Love ... 11/1/1974 emer&red issue=Tuberculosis Control Fund
1234 7   4/9/2014 issue=Memorable Figures (2nd) d=Han Yongun ... 12/22/2023 issue=200th Anniversary of the Birth of Jean-Henri Fabre
13w 2   9/1/1962 issue=1962, 8/20/1966 issue=1966 d=Porcelain Incense Burner 11-12th cent
15w 1   4/10/1980 issue=Wonders of Nature d=Mt Sorak
20.00w 1   8/10/1967 issue=3rd Korean Scout Jamboree d=Emblem Bridge & Tents
= 20w 185   9/1/1962 issue=1962 d=Meesun Blossoms & Fruit ... 1/17/2000 d=Nycticorax nycticorax (2000)
30w 64   10/30/1970 dt=paintings (1970 Korea) d="Fierce Tiger" - Shim Sa Yung ... 9/10/2001 d=Vitis amurensis
39w 3   2/15/1966 issue=Freedom House opening d=Freedom House ... 5/3/1966 issue=WHO HQ d=WHO HQ
40w 34   9/1/1962 issue=1962 d=Library of Early Buddhist Scriptures ... 6/10/2000 d=Purpuricenus lituratus (2000)
50(w) 1   10/29/2021 issue=2021
= 50w 8   9/1/1962 issue=1962 d=sika deer Cervus nippon ... 6/13/2023 issue=BTS - Our Moments Through Songs
60w 59   9/1/1962 issue=1962 ... 3/15/2002 issue=2002 d=Eophona migratoria
70w 116   3/15/1983 issue=1983 d=observatory ... 7/10/2007 issue=2007 d=Arctous ruber
70+30w 12   3/20/1985 issue=Olympics 1988 in 1985 ... 3/25/1986 issue=Olympics 1988 in 1986
80w 120   9/1/1962 issue=1962 ... 7/1/1997 d=Zosterops japonicus (1997)
80+20w 4   3/5/1988 issue=Olympics 1988 ... 5/6/1988 issue=Olympics 1988 b
80+50w 12   10/10/1986 issue=Olympics 1988 in 1986 b d=Weight lifting ... 10/10/1987 issue=Olympics 1988 in 1987 b
83.00w 1   4/28/1967 ultra issue=EXPO '67
90w 7   4/10/1980 issue=Wonders of Nature d=Paikryung Island ... 6/5/2006 issue=2006 d=great tit (Parus major)
100(w) 1   10/29/2021 issue=2021 d=Terpsiphone atrocaudata
= 100w 114   9/1/1962 dkblgrn issue=1962 d=King Songdok bell ... 6/13/2023 issue=BTS - Our Moments Through Songs
110w 54   12/20/1973 issue=1973 air d=Boeing 747-200 Jetliner ... 7/18/1994 dt=Korean fans (1994)
120w 1   11/11/1995 d=Hibiscus syriacus (1995)
130w 40   8/16/1994 issue=Philakorea 1994 b d="Wintry Days" - Kim Chong Hui ... 9/25/1995 issue=Literature 1995
135w 1   12/20/1973 issue=1973 air d=Boeing 747-200 Jetliner
140w 1   11/1/1997 dt=flora and fauna (1997 Korea) d=Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis
145w 1   12/20/1973 issue=1973 air d=Boeing 747-200 Jetliner
150w 63   6/5/1990 issue=1990 d=Painted Porcelain jar ... 7/21/1997 dt=Fungi (1997 Korea) d=Amanita muscaria (1997)
160w 3   6/5/1990 issue=1990 ... 1/15/2002 issue=2002 d=Limenitis populi (2002)
170w 228   9/1/1997 d=Cambaroides similis ... 12/10/2001 issue=World Heritage Sites 2001 d=Seonjeongjeon Hall
180w 2   12/20/1973 issue=1973 air d=Boeing 747-200 Jetliner, 9/12/1994 d=Sterna albifrons (1994)
190w 188   9/1/1997 d=Hibiscus syriacus (1997) ... 11/1/2004 issue=2004 d=Rose of Sharon (Wonhwa, 1 blossom)
200w 5   9/1/1962 issue=1962 d=Bodhisattva standing head of a relief figure Kyongju ... 3/5/2001 d=Chionoecetes opilio (2001)
210w 2   11/1/1995 d=Sterna albifrons, 1/15/2002 issue=2002 d=Falco tinnunculus (2002 Korea)
220w 79   11/1/2004 issue=2004 d=Rose of Sharon (Wonhwa, 3 blossoms) ... 10/10/2006 issue=100th Anniversary of Sahmyook University
240w 1   11/1/2004 issue=2004 d=Rose of Sharon (Bulsae, 1 blossom)
250w 266   10/9/2006 issue=560th Anniversary of Hangeul Day ... 9/23/2011 issue=2011 Millennial Anniversary of the Tripitaka Koreana
260w 1   11/1/1997 dt=flora and fauna (1997 Korea) d=Sterna albifrons
270w 95   10/1/2011 issue=2011 d=Taegeukgi ... 6/26/2013 issue=Energy Conservation 2013
280w 4   1/15/2002 issue=Priority Mail ... 12/9/2003 dt=dolmens
300w 172   9/1/1962 issue=1962 d=Tile of Silla Dynasty ... 3/21/2017 issue=Stories of the Mysterious Universe d=Milky Way
310w 8   1/15/2002 issue=Priority Mail ... 12/9/2005 issue=Registration of Korean Cultural Treasures as Parts of the World Heritage d=Seungjeongwon Ilgi
330w 178   11/11/1995 ... 5/20/2019 issue=Redefinition of the SI Base Units
340w 38   9/12/1997 issue=airplane 1997 d=Boeing 747 (1997) ... 8/11/2011 issue=The Age of Dinosaurs 2nd Series d=Dilophosaurus
360w 5   10/1/2011 issue=2011 d=Charonia sauliae ... 8/8/2012 dt=dinosaurs (2012) d=Pachycephalosaurus (2012)
370w 9   12/18/1985 issue=20th Anniversary of Korea-Japan Treaty on Basic Relations d=Airmail ... 8/22/1994 issue=21st UPU Congress d d=Hong Yung Sik
370+100w 2   3/25/1986 issue=Olympics 1988 in 1986, 10/10/1986 issue=Olympics 1988 in 1986 b d=Weight lifting
380(w) 124   8/6/2019 issue=Must Visit Tourist Destinations for Koreans 2019 ... 8/20/2021 issue=200th Anniversary of the Birth of St. Andrew Kim Tae-gon
= 380w 23   9/12/1997 issue=airplane 1997 d=Boeing 747 (1997) ... 7/30/2019 issue=Heo Hwang-ok - Joint Issue with India
390w 8   10/1/1994 issue=Transport 1994 ... 3/15/2016 issue=Lutra lutra
400w 13   11/14/1981 issue=Art Objects ... 11/20/2014
400+100w 2   3/25/1986 issue=Olympics 1988 in 1986, 10/10/1986 issue=Olympics 1988 in 1986 b d=Team handball
420w 5   12/18/1995 issue=30th Anniversary of Resumption of Korea-Japan Diplomatic Relations ... 8/17/2017 issue=The Inauguration of the 19th President
430(w) 173   9/1/2021 issue=2021 ... 5/30/2024 issue=Parent's Day 2024
= 430w 12   5/4/2023 issue=Pororo the Little Penguin ... 8/14/2023 issue=Foreign Advocates for Korean Independence 2023
440w 11   7/28/1984 issue=Olympics 1984 d=fencing (1984) ... 8/14/1995 issue=50th Anniversary of Liberation
440+100w 2   3/25/1986 issue=Olympics 1988 in 1986, 11/1/1986 issue=Olympics 1988 in 1986 c
450w 2   5/22/1986 issue=Ameripex '86 d=Papilio cresphontes (1986), 6/10/1986 graypur d=Kim Ku
470(w) 4   6/22/2021 issue=Mythical Creatures of Korean Palaces
= 470w 4   5/22/1986 issue=Ameripex '86 d=Papilio bianor (1986) ... 7/1/2019 issue=2019
470+100w 2   3/25/1986 issue=Olympics 1988 in 1986, 11/1/1986 issue=Olympics 1988 in 1986 c
480w 13   3/20/1996 issue=Folklore 1996 ... 12/7/2007 issue=Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity 2007
500(w) 1   12/17/2021 issue=2021
= 500w 6   9/1/1965 palebl&dkbl issue=1962 d=blue dragon fresco ... 6/13/2023 issue=BTS - Our Moments Through Songs
520(w) 14   9/1/2021 issue=2021 ... 3/20/2024 issue=Folding Screen of King Heongjong's Wedding Celebration
= 520w 4   8/12/2005 issue=60th Anniversary of Korean Liberation d=Declaration of Korea\'s Independence ... 6/13/2023 issue=BTS - Our Moments Through Songs
540w 14   11/1/1994 ... 11/20/2014 d=Kim suro of Gaya Kingdom - Birth of King Suro
550w 8   10/31/1986 issue=10th Asian Games ... 12/20/1988 issue=Olympics 1988 d
560w 1   11/1/1995
580w 3   8/12/2005 issue=60th Anniversary of Korean Liberation d=Korean Independence fighters ... 3/30/2007 issue=Korea-Singapore Joint Issue dt=traditional wedding costumes d=Dallyeong & Wonsam
600w 7   6/5/1990 issue=1990 d=Hong Yong-Sik ... 8/8/2013 issue=Philately Week 2013
630w 4   12/2/2013 issue=Year of the Horse 2014
690(w) 4   3/26/2020 issue=Historic Architecture in Korea - Royal Palaces dt=royal palaces ... 4/24/2024 issue=Architecture of the Joseon Dynasty
700w 3   6/15/1983 issue=1983 ... 1/17/2000 d=Koryo Jade Ornament
710w 2   6/5/1990 issue=1990, 4/29/1993 d=King Sejong
800w 2   6/5/1990 issue=1990, 4/4/1998 issue=Horse Breeding d=Equus caballus (1998)
840(w) 4   3/26/2020 issue=Historic Architecture in Korea - Royal Palaces dt=royal palaces ... 4/24/2024 issue=Architecture of the Joseon Dynasty
900w 2   6/5/1990 issue=1990, 9/20/1993
910w 2   2/15/1994 d=King Sejong, 6/13/1994 issue=Philakorea 1994
930w 3   8/16/1994 issue=Philakorea 1994 b ... 3/11/1995
1000(w) 2   12/17/2021 issue=2021, 11/11/2022 issue=2022
= 1000w 8   9/20/1978 blkol ... 6/13/2023 issue=BTS - Our Moments Through Songs
1010(w) 4   3/26/2020 issue=Historic Architecture in Korea - Royal Palaces dt=royal palaces ... 4/24/2024 issue=Architecture of the Joseon Dynasty
1050w 1   10/25/1995
1090(w) 4   3/26/2020 issue=Historic Architecture in Korea - Royal Palaces dt=royal palaces ... 4/24/2024 issue=Architecture of the Joseon Dynasty
1170w 1   11/1/1997 dt=Art Objects (1997)
1190w 2   10/1/1994 issue=Transport 1994, 11/1/1997 dt=Art Objects (1997)
1290w 1   1/31/2002 issue=2002 d=roof end tile of kylin design
1300w 1   10/25/1995
1310w 1   1/31/2002 issue=2002 d=the ridge end tile
1340w 1   9/12/1997 issue=airplane 1997 d=Boeing 747 (1997)
1380w 2   9/12/1997 issue=airplane 1997 d=Boeing 747 (1997), 1/15/2002 issue=Priority Mail
1410w 1   1/15/2002 issue=Priority Mail
1520w 1   11/1/2004 d=White Porcelain vase with Iron-paint of Plum Tree and Bamboos
1580w 1   1/1/2003
1610w 1   1/1/2003
1720w 1   8/1/2005 d=registered mail fees
1750w 1   11/1/2006 issue=2006 d=Buncheong ware with lotus & fish design in underglaze iron-brown
1770w 1   10/1/2011 issue=2011 d=Long-necked Jar with Clay Figurines
1930w 4   11/11/2013 issue=2013 d=Long-necked Jar with Clay Figurines ... 8/7/2014 issue=2014 d=Gold Earrings from Hwango-dong
2000w 3   11/1/1999 ... 11/20/2014
2130w 1   8/1/2018 d=White Porcelain jar
2180w 1   7/1/2019 issue=2019
2480(w) 2   9/23/2020 issue=Warrior on Horseback Earthernware Cup, 9/28/2020 issue=100th Anniversary of the Death of Yu Gwanson
2530(w) 2   9/1/2021 issue=2021, 11/11/2022 issue=2022
= 2530w 2   6/13/2023 issue=BTS - Our Moments Through Songs
3000w 1   8/7/2014 issue=2014 d=Gosa Gwansudo
3550w 1   10/28/2014 issue=2014
5000w 1   12/1/1983 d=Panthera tigris (1983)

Used by 3314 stamps: (See all uses as list)
Korea 8/14/1962 4w issue=naval victory 370th d=turtle ship 16 oars wmk=winged circle
Korea 8/14/1962 2w issue=naval victory 370th d=turtle ship 20 oars wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 10w issue=1962 d=Ancient Drums wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 300w issue=1962 d=Tile of Silla Dynasty wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 200w issue=1962 d=Bodhisattva standing head of a relief figure Kyongju wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 100w dkblgrn issue=1962 d=King Songdok bell wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 80w issue=1962 wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 60w issue=1962 wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 50w issue=1962 d=sika deer Cervus nippon wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 40w issue=1962 d=Library of Early Buddhist Scriptures wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 20w issue=1962 d=Meesun Blossoms & Fruit wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 13w issue=1962 wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 7w issue=1962 wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 5w issue=1962 d=dragon waterpot wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 4w dkgrn issue=1962 d=Rice farmer wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 3w graylil issue=1962 d=King Sejong & Korean Alphabet wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 2w issue=1962 wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 1.50w issue=1962 wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 1w bl issue=1962 d=Farmers dance wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 60ch issue=1962 wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 50ch carbrn issue=1962 d=Miruk Bosal wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 40ch bl issue=1962 d=Hanabusaya asiatica (1962) wmk=winged circle
Korea 9/1/1962 20ch yelbrn issue=1962 d=Jin-Do dog wmk=winged circle
Korea 10/5/1962 4w brn&bl&red issue=Korean Boy Scouts 40th wmk=winged circle
Korea 10/5/1962 4w grn&bl&red issue=Korean Boy Scouts 40th wmk=winged circle
... skipping 3264 ...
Korea 3/20/2024 520(w) issue=Folding Screen of King Heongjong's Wedding Celebration
Korea 3/20/2024 520(w) issue=Folding Screen of King Heongjong's Wedding Celebration
Korea 3/20/2024 520(w) issue=Folding Screen of King Heongjong's Wedding Celebration
Korea 3/20/2024 520(w) issue=Folding Screen of King Heongjong's Wedding Celebration
Korea 4/12/2024 430(w) issue=100th Anniversary of the Daeseong Primary School in Cheongju
Korea 4/24/2024 430(w) issue=Architecture of the Joseon Dynasty
Korea 4/24/2024 430(w) issue=Architecture of the Joseon Dynasty
Korea 4/24/2024 430(w) issue=Architecture of the Joseon Dynasty
Korea 4/24/2024 430(w) issue=Architecture of the Joseon Dynasty
Korea 4/24/2024 690(w) issue=Architecture of the Joseon Dynasty
Korea 4/24/2024 840(w) issue=Architecture of the Joseon Dynasty
Korea 4/24/2024 1010(w) issue=Architecture of the Joseon Dynasty
Korea 4/24/2024 1090(w) issue=Architecture of the Joseon Dynasty
Korea 5/3/2024 430(w) issue=Pinkfong & Baby Shark
Korea 5/3/2024 430(w) issue=Pinkfong & Baby Shark
Korea 5/3/2024 430(w) issue=Pinkfong & Baby Shark
Korea 5/3/2024 430(w) issue=Pinkfong & Baby Shark
Korea 5/3/2024 430(w) issue=Pinkfong & Baby Shark
Korea 5/3/2024 430(w) issue=Pinkfong & Baby Shark
Korea 5/3/2024 430(w) issue=Pinkfong & Baby Shark
Korea 5/3/2024 430(w) issue=Pinkfong & Baby Shark
Korea 5/3/2024 430(w) issue=Pinkfong & Baby Shark
Korea 5/3/2024 430(w) issue=Pinkfong & Baby Shark
Korea 5/10/2024 430(w) issue=130th Anniversary of the Donghak Revolution
Korea 5/30/2024 430(w) issue=Parent's Day 2024

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