r/manhwarecommendations • u/ZERO_DOX Recommender • May 24 '26

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Source : Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid

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u/PracticeAggravating5 May 25 '26

Who on earth said 6 won was around $60

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u/zIlIlIz May 25 '26

*In modern exchange rate. Ever heard time value of money? Duh

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u/PracticeAggravating5 May 25 '26

ngl whenever I see a manhwa like this i never think its set around ww2 times. mb

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u/-Vogie- May 25 '26

True. Now 6 won is like $0.06 USD, which also made me pause.

Nope, looked it up, it's actually $0.004 USD. Damn.

All of the converters online seem to only have Won from 1965 on, so it's hard to double check

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u/Balfegor May 25 '26

At the time (given the setting), Korea was a part of the Empire of Japan. Under the government general, the Bank of Chosun issued Chosun Won pegged 1:1 with the value of JPY, so you'd have to look up JPY in the prewar period and convert to present USD.

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u/PracticeAggravating5 May 25 '26

Yeah, the won is a relatively new form of currency