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COINS

No coins specific to Korea were issued.


BANKNOTES

From 1902-1910, banknotes were issued by Dai Ichi Ginko (First National Bank (of Japan), 株式會社第一銀行, Kabushiki Gaisha Daiichi Ginkō). Denominations included 10 sen, 20 sen, 50 sen, 1 yen, 5 yen, and 10 yen. The sen notes were vertical and resembled the Japanese sen notes of 1872 and the Japanese Military Yen at the turn of the century. These notes were redeemable in "Japanese Currency at any of its Branches in Corea". Note the spelling of "Corea".

In 1909, the . The earlier issues were redeemable "in Gold or Nippon Ginko Note". A similar phrase was written in Japanese on later issues.


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