South Korean won (1945–1953)
Won is a cognate of the Chinese yuan and Japanese yen.Following the end of the Colonial Era and the division of Korea, the won was introduced to replace the Korean yen.[2] South Korea would eventually introduce its first coins for circulation in 1959.Initially, the won was issued by Bank of Joseon with a similar design to the older notes of the Japanese occupation period.The new notes replaced the paulownia, the badge of the government of Japan, with the Rose of Sharon, South Korea's national flower; and the clause about exchangeability with the Japanese yen was removed.