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What to Do With Leftover Foreign Coins: Exchange Options Exist, but at a Cost

What to Do With Leftover Foreign Coins: Exchange Options Exist, but at a Cost

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Many travelers returning from overseas try to spend their leftover foreign coins at airports or shops before coming home, assuming they cannot be exchanged in South Korea. Coins are heavy, inconvenient to carry, and often believed to be unusable domestically. But while less common and less lucrative than banknote exchanges, [...]

Daejeon Donates Foreign Coins Collected for Fare Evasion to UNICEF

Daejeon Donates Foreign Coins Collected for Fare Evasion to UNICEF

SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Daejeon Government has donated foreign coins used by fare dodgers on public transport to the humanitarian organization UNICEF. Nearly 5,800 coins from foreign countries collected since September 2012 will be used to help children in need, the local government announced on Monday. The coins are thought to have [...]