3/2 Talk about the Korean currency.

Korea's official monetary unit is the won.
* monetary unit (=denomination): 화폐 단위

There are coins for 10, 50, 100, and 500 won denominations.
* denomination: the face value of a banknote, coin, or postage stamp.
ex> Coins of this denomination will slowly be phased out.

There are bills for 1,000, 5,000, 10,000, and most recently, 50,000 won.
ex> Ever since I got a credit card, I don't carry bills on me.
ex> I opened up a cyworld, facebook, and most recently, a twitter account.

Each note can be differentiated by its color and design.
* differentiate: identify differences between (two or more things or people)

The 1,000 won note is blue with a picture of the well-known Confucian scholar, Lee Hwang.
* Confucian scholar: 유교학자
ex> You should exchange all of your 10,000 won notes into 50,000 won notes.

King sejong the Great is printed on the green 10,000 won banknote.
* be printed on: ~에 인쇄되어 있다.
ex> I like to collect banknotes from different countries in the world.

Shin Saimdang was the first woman to be printed on Korean currency.
ex> Korean currency is gaining value against the US dollar.
                                       ~에 대비 절상되다.

She was a prominent writer, calligrapher, and artist during the Choseon Dynasty.
* calligrapher: 서예가
* prominent: well-known, famous

@  I mentioned it in passing.  지나가는 말로 얘기했어.


1. What is the biggest denomination in your country?  고액권
2. Her collection includes shoes, bags, and most recently, jewelry.
3. The sizes of the banknotes were reduced a few years ago.
4. You'd better keep that money in Korean currency.