Yang (coin)
| Korean alphabet : | 양 |
| Hanja : | 兩 |
| Revised Romanization : | Yang |
| McCune-Reischauer : | Yang |
Yang is a Korean silver coin and unit of currency that was valid from 1892 to 1902 . The fine weight is approx. 27 g silver . The yang was divided into 100 fun (sometimes referred to as pun ). In 1902 the Yang was replaced by the Won (5 Yang corresponded to one Won).
| Korean yang | |
|---|---|
| Face value | alloy |
| 1 fun | Brass |
| 5 fun | copper |
| ¼ yang | Originally copper-nickel, later silver-plated copper |
| 1 yang | 80% silver |
| 5 yang | 90% silver |
| 1 hwan (= 5 yang) | |