South Korean won

대한민국 원 · In circulation in South Korea

ISO code: KRW
Symbol: ₩
Minor unit: none
Notes: 5
Coins: 6
Issued by: Bank of Korea

Notes and coins in circulation

South Korean won: what each denomination is worth

₩1,000$0.73
₩2,000$1.45
₩5,000$3.63
₩10,000ATM$7.27
₩50,000ATM$36.35

Coins₩1<$0.001₩5$0.004₩10$0.007₩50$0.04₩100$0.07₩500$0.36

The South Korean won’s largest current denomination is ₩50,000, worth about $36.35: the 64th most valuable top note among the 150 circulating currencies we have verified, where the median is $27.18.

ATM commonly dispensed by cash machines

Bars are scaled to face value on a log scale, not to physical size. Shading indicates value: we have not verified this issuer’s colours. Converted at mid-market reference rates; what a counter pays is always less.

Getting cash

Korean cash machines usually dispense 10,000 won notes, and increasingly 50,000s. The 50,000 is the largest denomination and the newest, so older machines and some vending equipment still do not handle it.