by Eric Amavizca

1. Currencies of East Asia
Eric Amavizca

2. Korean Currency
 Mun
− 1633-1892
 Yang
− 1892-1902
 Won
− 1902-1910
 Yen
− 1910-1945

3. Korean Currency
 North Korean Currency:  South Korean Currency:
− Won (1947-) − Won (1945-1953)
− Hwan
(1953-1962)
− Won (1962-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_2fqZFK-QE

4. Chinese Currency
 Cowry Shells
− radical ' 貝 – Pictograph for Shell
 Qin Shi Huang
− Copper based coins
− Stones of grain
 World War II:
− Gold Yuan
− Silver Yuan

5. Chinese Currency
 People's Republic of China
− Renminbi

6. Japanese Currency
 Koku
− Rice
 Wadōkaichin
− Oldest known
coin
− Minted in 708
 Mon (1336 – 1870)
− →

7. Japanese Currency
 Yen (1871- present)
 1000 – Natsume Soseki (Writer)
 5000 – Nitobe Inazo (Educator)
 10,000 – Fukuzawa Yukichi ( Educator)

8. Japanese Currency
1 USD = 95.02 JPY
100 JPY = 1.0524 USD
1 EUR = 133.74 JPY
200 JPY = 1.4954 EUR
1 GBP = 154.93 JPY
200 JPY = 1.2909 GBP
1 CHF = 88.36 JPY
100 JPY = 1.1317 CHF
1 AUD = 75.26 JPY
100 JPY = 1.3287 AUD
1 CAD = 82.44 JPY
100 JPY = 1.213 CAD