{"id":3803,"date":"2024-08-21T08:47:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T06:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/?post_type=oum-location&#038;p=3803"},"modified":"2024-10-22T10:16:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T08:16:56","slug":"currency-museum-of-korea","status":"publish","type":"oum-location","link":"https:\/\/numismatic-directory.com\/en\/oum-location\/currency-museum-of-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Currency Museum of Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2qq67m58-5f9d3104a68b60f7dcdbb2cff449ff4d\">\n#top .flex_column.av-2qq67m58-5f9d3104a68b60f7dcdbb2cff449ff4d{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-2qq67m58-5f9d3104a68b60f7dcdbb2cff449ff4d{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"Inrto-News-Beitrag\"  class='flex_column av-2qq67m58-5f9d3104a68b60f7dcdbb2cff449ff4d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lu728zqk-7717d96d1d352c760889590f92b9ef01 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock beitragsueberschrift'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Currency Museum of Korea<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-2lrbu2cc-505903e33ee78290fa9fd399475b7d69 sc-av_one_half av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2lrbu2cc-505903e33ee78290fa9fd399475b7d69\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-2lrbu2cc-505903e33ee78290fa9fd399475b7d69{\nmargin-top:15px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-2lrbu2cc-505903e33ee78290fa9fd399475b7d69{\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px;\nbackground-color:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"angaben-institutionen\"  class='flex_column av-2lrbu2cc-505903e33ee78290fa9fd399475b7d69 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  first no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2ghu1cyk-53e5dba0fd05c2919fcafeb130c1d565\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-2ghu1cyk-53e5dba0fd05c2919fcafeb130c1d565 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#fc0000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2ghu1cyk-53e5dba0fd05c2919fcafeb130c1d565 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='av-desktop-hide av-medium-hide av-small-hide av-mini-hide avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Wenn es kein Logo gibt, wird diese Spalte einfach leer gelassen. 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class='avia-slideshow-dots avia-slideshow-controls'><a href='#1' class='goto-slide active' >1<\/a><a href='#2' class='goto-slide ' >2<\/a><a href='#3' class='goto-slide ' >3<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-19354qcc-4b23114db06878a18a89cce7415dfd45\">\n#top .flex_column.av-19354qcc-4b23114db06878a18a89cce7415dfd45{\nmargin-top:6%;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-19354qcc-4b23114db06878a18a89cce7415dfd45{\nmargin-top:6%;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  id=\"Texte-Geschichte-Bestand-Aktivitaeten\"  class='flex_column av-19354qcc-4b23114db06878a18a89cce7415dfd45 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lu72a1su-070a5a390c4ed13bebc32030d7746082 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Currency Museum of Korea was established June 1988 by the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (KOMSCO), a government-owned corporation which prints the country\u2019s banknotes and mints the coins. The Museum provides a systematic exhibition of both Korean and foreign currencies that span more than a millennium. In addition, there are displays that trace KOMSCO\u2019s history since its beginning in 1951. All exhibits are in Korean with display titles only given in both Korean and English.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-14t5095o-a70030c35b0b61a0faf543faa8273bb9\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-14t5095o-a70030c35b0b61a0faf543faa8273bb9{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-14t5095o-a70030c35b0b61a0faf543faa8273bb9 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lu72ag1w-30d3042db99d6a7df0359394ffbf67f9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Coin Gallery<\/h2>\n<p>As one of the Museum\u2019s two major galleries, the Coin Gallery has a section explaining the history of currency. In prehistoric times, barter allowed commodities like grain, livestock, agricultural implements, and trinkets as currency for exchange purposes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-xvgn5ek-dfd7be2b8c9c2f904a8a384ac96d1eb4\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-xvgn5ek-dfd7be2b8c9c2f904a8a384ac96d1eb4{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-xvgn5ek-dfd7be2b8c9c2f904a8a384ac96d1eb4 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lu72arcu-ae6fb3feb82ad9ee565e73832329fe8d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Korean Coins<\/h2>\n<p>On display are coins from China\u2019s Song dynasty (960-1279 AD) and from when Korea first began to use money during its Goryeo dynasty (936-1392). Prior to this time, barter was the principal means of exchange. The first coins actually minted in Korea occurred during the reign of King Songjong. Examples on display show this coin was cast in both bronze and iron and was based on the standard Chinese cash coin which was round with a square hole in the center.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ulap04c-2d47a931609b4592767ac54022fdaaa3\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ulap04c-2d47a931609b4592767ac54022fdaaa3{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ulap04c-2d47a931609b4592767ac54022fdaaa3 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lu72bd1e-97372e3b95bc36c632a1d360e28268b7 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Joseon Dynasty Coins<\/h2>\n<p>Sangpyong tongbo was the representative coin of the era of the Joseon dynasty (1392-1897). However, it was not until 1633 during the reign of King Ingo that the most representative coinage of Korea was first cast. A round coin with a square hole in the center made of copper or bronze, it has the obverse inscription: sang pyong tong bo (\u5e38\u5e73\u901a\u5bf6). The reverse of these coins can display a number, an astronomical symbol like a star, moon or sun, a character from the ancient Chinese text \u201cThe Thousand Character Classic,\u201d or a character of the five elements: metal (kum \u91d1), wood (mok \u6728), water (su \u6c34), fire (hwa \u706b), and earth (to \u571f). The sangpyong tongbo coins were used for more than 250 years (1633-1891) and has an estimated 5,000 varieties of this coin characterized by mint, style of calligraphy, Cheonjamun order, Chinese numeral order, and symbolic mark.<\/p>\n<p>There is a three-dimensional full-size showcase, or diorama, illustrating the various stages of making jeon coins at the mint of a later period of the Joseon dynasty. Also on display are a number of coining presses, abacuses, scales, weights, and large wooden money boxes, which were forerunners of safes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-nm45gbg-b0ebb8e212262e72b717f3ffadbcfca3\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-nm45gbg-b0ebb8e212262e72b717f3ffadbcfca3{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-nm45gbg-b0ebb8e212262e72b717f3ffadbcfca3 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lu72brsd-cdc998e91adf097e9ff488e869bd8c2d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Banknote Gallery<\/h2>\n<p>The other major section of the Museum is its banknote gallery. On display are notes from the 1st currency reform from the Bank of Joseon, the central bank of Korea until 1950, for the new Bank of Korea notes, released on August 28, 1950. Inflation pressures due to payments from the war between the two Koreas forced a 2nd Currency Reform in February 1953, devaluing the old won 100:1, and instituting the hwan as the new currency.<\/p>\n<p>Succeeding currency reforms required changes in the currency, which are all on display. One of the most noted changes in Korea\u2019s currency was the change in its denomination from hwan (\ud658) to won (\uc6d0) by the 3rd Currency Reform in June 1962.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k2cvw64-795b48fb0ef849e899a33478c0a84f9d\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-k2cvw64-795b48fb0ef849e899a33478c0a84f9d{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-k2cvw64-795b48fb0ef849e899a33478c0a84f9d hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lu72cpzb-3e9639e69430996a5650b473dede284e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>This text was written by Howard M. Berlin and first published in his book Numismatourist in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>You can order his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dr-Howard-Berlin-Numismatourist-Worldwide\/dp\/B00RWU02F4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">numismatic guidebook at Amazon.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numismatourist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Howard M. 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