Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation

Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation

Type	Government-owned corporation
Industry	Mint and Printing
Founded	October 1, 1951 (1951-10-01)
Headquarters	Gajeong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
Key people	Yoon Young-dae, President
Products	Banknote Coin Passports Cashier's cheques Postage stamps Vouchers and gift certificates
Number of employees	1,562
Website	english.komsco.com

Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation
Hangul	한국조폐공사
Hanja	韓國造幣公社
Revised Romanization	Hanguk Jopye Gongsa
McCune–Reischauer	Han'guk Chŏp'ye Kongsa

Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (KOMSCO, 한국조폐공사) is a government-owned corporation which is responsible to print and mint the banknotes and coins and other government documents. Its headquarters are located in Daejeon, South Korea. KOMSCO also mints coins for other currencies.

Products

The main job of KOMSCO is printing and minting the South Korean currency. Currently the 1000, 5000, 10,000, 50,000 KRW banknotes and the 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 KRW coins are minted and printed by the currency plant of KOMSCO. Also, they produce all South Korean cheques, stamps, and passports.

Economy of South Korea

History	Chaebol 1997 Asian financial crisis Four Asian Tigers Five-Year Plans of South Korea Heavy-Chemical Industry Drive Miracle on the Han River

Currency	Won (1945–1953) Hwan (1953–1962) Won (1962–) Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation Bank of Korea

Industry and business	Automotive industry Companies Energy Exports Financial services Fishing industry Markets Real estate Rice production Trade unions Korea National Oil Corporation

Government agencies	Fair Trade Commission Korea Forest Service Financial Services Commission Financial Supervisory Service Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation National Information & Credit Evaluation Korea Investment Corporation Korea Transportation Safety Authority Small and Medium Business Administration

Employment and tax	Companies

Infrastructure and transport	Trans Korea Pipeline South–North Pipeline Korea Driving license

Rankings	International rankings Regions by GDP

Finance and banking	Korea Exchange KOSDAQ KRX 100 KOSPI Banks

Free Trade Agreements	ASEAN EFTA India Peru European Union United States Australia Vietnam

Energy	National RD&D Organisation for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Programme Nuclear power Nuclear research programs

Other	European Union Chamber of Commerce in Korea Korea Financial Investment Association Kimchi bond Korea Non-Life Insurance Association Korea Oil & Petroleum Association

See also: Economy of North Korea

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