Bank of Korea Museum
| Korean name | |
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| Hangul | 한국은행 화폐박물관 |
| Hanja | 韓國銀行 貨幣博物館 |
| Revised Romanization | Hanguk Eunhaeng Hwapye Bangmulgwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Han'guk ŭnhaeng Hwap'ye Pangmulgwan |
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| Established | June 13, 2001 |
| Location | 39, Namdaemunno, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea |
| Coordinates | 37°33′43.20″N 126°58′50.38″E / 37.5620000°N 126.9806611°E |
| Type | Economics and Numismatics |
| Director | JANG, TAEKKYU |
| Website | museum.bok.or.kr |
Bank of Korea Museum (Hangul: 한국은행 화폐박물관; Hanja: 韓國銀行貨幣博物館), is an economics and numismatics museum in Seoul founded by the Bank of Korea in 2001. Its address is 39, Namdaemunno, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea.
The museum is housed in a designated historic building in Seoul, constructed in 1912 and previously the head office of the Bank of Korea.
The museum building, formerly the main and head office of the Bank of Korea (Hangul: 한국은행 본관; Hanja: 韓國銀行本館), is a protected historic landmark that was designated as National Historic Site No. 280 in 1981. Originally intended as the Seoul branch office for the Dai-Ichi Bank, it was designed by Tatsuno Kingo, a renowned Japanese architect who also designed Tokyo Station and the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo.
The construction started on November, 1907, but the building's intended tenant switched during the construction. The building was finally finished in January 1912 as the headquarters for the Bank of Chosen, the central bank of Korea during the Japanese occupation.
Following the liberation of Korea from the Japanese rule in 1945, the Bank of Chosen was dissolved and the Bank of Korea, the central bank of South Korea, was instead established on June 12, 1950; however, the building maintained its status as the head office for the newly formed bank. During the Korean War, the building suffered major damage from air raids, but was repaired from May, 1956 to October, 1958.
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