Currency Museum of Korea

Currency Museum of Korea in Daejeon is the dedicated public museum on the history of Korean currency, operated by the Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corporation (KOMSCO) — Korea's state-owned mint and security printing authority. The museum walks visitors through the full historical arc of Korean currency, from ancient Three Kingdoms-era knife-money and cast-bronze coinage through Joseon-era metal and paper currencies, the specific colonial-era Bank of Joseon note history, the post-liberation Korean won introduction, and the modern won iterations. Permanent exhibits combine original historical currency (with several rare pre-modern pieces), interpretive panels on currency-production technique, colonial-era printing equipment, and modern currency-design history. The museum also holds a substantial collection of world currency for comparison. Bilingual Korean/English interpretation on the main permanent galleries. Free entry. Allow about 90 minutes. Access: about 15 minutes from Daejeon Station by taxi. The museum sits inside the KOMSCO complex, and coordination with security screening at the entrance is required (basic ID needed for entry). Pair with the broader Daejeon cultural attractions including Solomon Law Park (batch 9 verified) and Daejeon Modern History Exhibition Hall (same-batch verified) for a Daejeon institutional-heritage cultural day.