South Korean Won

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South Korean Won

The currency of South Korea. It became the currency of South Korea in 1962, replacing the hwan. It was pegged to the U.S. dollar at various rates until 1997, when it became a floating currency. See also: Asian financial crisis.

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Foreign Exchange Control Act Hwan Jeon KRW Won			Despite rising against the yen on Friday, the dollar came under pressure against some Asian currencies such as the South Korean won and the Singapore dollar, prompting fresh action by central banks in the region to prop up the US currency, dealers said. Dollar recovers on US rate outlook by AFP / AFP Global Edition Despite rising against the yen on Friday, the dollar came under pressure against some Asian currencies such as the South Korean won and the Singapore dollar, prompting fresh action by central banks in the region to prop up the US currency, dealers said. Dollar recovers on US rate outlook by AFP / AFP American Edition Asian fans have the chance to watch Yang go up against Woods once again at the HSBC Champions in Shanghai in November, an event the South Korean won three years ago by beating the American world number one. 20 years till an Asian becomes golf #1, says Yang by AFP / AFP Asian Edition			Solvency Ratio Solvent Somali Shilling Sonegacao Sopravvenienza Sortino Ratio SOS Sospesi cassa Sotto la par Sou Soujuyou Kyokusen Soukan Kansuu Soulte de conversion Soumission concurrentielle Sound Money Sour Bond Source of Funds Seller Sources and Applications of Funds Statement Sources and Uses of Funds Statement Sous-emploi Souscription South African Futures Exchange South African Pound South African Rand South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation South Korean Won Southern African Customs Union Southern African Development Community Sovereign Sovereign Risk Sovereign Wealth Fund Sovereignty Soviet Ruble SOX SOXS Sozialhilfe space planning space pocket Span SPAN Margin Spark Spread SPARQSSM Spave SPDR SPDRs SPE Spear spec spec house special agent special arbitrage account			South Kingstown, Rhode Island South Kitsap South Kitsap Business Networking South Kitsap Career & Technical Education South Kitsap High School South Kitsap School District South Kitsap Television South Klang Valley Expressway South Knox School Corporation South Kordofan Rural Development Programme South Korea South Korea South Korea South Korea Constitution Day South Korea Memorial Day South Korea Telecom South Korea/Language South Korean South Korean South Korean Companies South Korean conglomerates South Korean hwan South Korean hwan South Korean Interim Government South Korean monetary unit South Korean Stock Exchange South Korean Won South Koreans South Koreans South Kortright Central School South Kvarken South Kyme Golf Club South Lafourche Levee District South Lake Animal League South Lake High South Lake Minnetonka Police Department South Lake Tahoe South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA - Lake Tahoe South Lake Union Friends and Neighbors South lake union trolley South Lakeland District Council South Lakeland World Development Movement South Lakes Development Trust South Lakes High School South Lakes Housing South Lakes Wild Animal Park South Lakewood Baptist Church South Lamar Neighborhood Association South Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire Carers Network South Lanarkshire Council South Lanarkshire Council

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