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Korea, North
Capital: Pyongyang (2.6 million within city borders, 3.4 million the whole metropolitan area)
Population: 23,113,019
Land Area: 120,540 sq km (46,541 sq miles)
Land Division: 9 Provinces (Chagang-do [Chagang], Hamgyong-bukto [North Hamgyong], Hamgyong-namdo [South Hamgyong], Hwanghae-bukto [North Hwanghae], Hwanghae-namdo [South Hwanghae], Kangwon-do [Kangwon], P'yongan-bukto [North P'yongan], P'yongan-namdo [South P'yongan], Yanggang-do [Yanggang]) and 4 Municipalities (Kaesong-si [Kaesong], Najin Sonbong-si [Najin-Sonbong], Namp'o-si [Namp'o], P'yongyang-si [Pyongyang])
Currency: North Korean Won (KPW)
Languages: Korean
National Day: September 9
Religions: Buddhist, Confucianist, some Christian, and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)
Ethnicity: Racially Homogeneous (Korean); there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese
Korea, North's Map


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Soviet Military Occupation
Russian Army Headquarters
1945 Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
North Korean 5 Won (1945): Front North Korean 5 Won (1945): Reverse P2 5 Won 1945 AU/UNC Archive Photo Icon

North Korea Central Bank
1947 Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
North Korean 15 Chon (1947): Front North Korean 15 Chon (1947): Reverse P5a 15 Chon 1947 UNC Archive Photo Icon
North Korean 15 Chon (1947): Front North Korean 15 Chon (1947): Reverse P5b 15 Chon 1947 UNC €4.50
North Korean 20 Chon (1947): Front North Korean 20 Chon (1947): Reverse P6b 20 Chon 1947 UNC €6.00
North Korean 50 Chon (1947): Front North Korean 50 Chon (1947): Reverse P7a 50 Chon 1947 UNC Archive Photo Icon
North Korean 50 Chon (1947): Front North Korean 50 Chon (1947): Reverse P7b 50 Chon 1947 UNC €7.50
North Korean 1 Won (1947): Front North Korean 1 Won (1947): Reverse P8b 1 Won 1947 UNC €10.00
North Korean 5 Won (1947): Front North Korean 5 Won (1947): Reverse P10a 5 Won 1947 UNC Archive Photo Icon
North Korean 5 Won (1947): Front North Korean 5 Won (1947): Reverse P10b 5 Won 1947 UNC €15.00
North Korean 10 Won (1947): Front North Korean 10 Won (1947): Reverse P10Aa 10 Won 1947 UNC Archive Photo Icon
North Korean 10 Won (1947): Front North Korean 10 Won (1947): Reverse P10Ab 10 Won 1947 UNC €20.00
North Korean 100 Won (1947): Front North Korean 100 Won (1947): Reverse P11a 100 Won 1947 UNC Archive Photo Icon
North Korean 100 Won (1947): Front North Korean 100 Won (1947): Reverse P11a 100 Won 1947 AU/UNC €185.00
North Korean 100 Won (1947): Front North Korean 100 Won (1947): Reverse P11b 100 Won 1947 UNC €30.00

Democratic Peoples Republic

Korean Central Bank

1959 Currency Reform:
1 New Won = 100 Won

1959 Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
North Korean 50 Chon (1959): Front North Korean 50 Chon (1959): Reverse P12 50 Chon 1959 UNC €25.00
North Korean 50 Chon (1959): Front North Korean 50 Chon (1959): Reverse P12 50 Chon 1959 AU/UNC €20.00
North Korean 50 Chon (1959): Front North Korean 50 Chon (1959): Reverse P12s 50 Chon
(Specimen) 		1959 UNC Archive Photo Icon
North Korean 1 Won (1959): Front North Korean 1 Won (1959): Reverse P13 1 Won 1959 UNC €30.00
North Korean 1 Won (1959): Front North Korean 1 Won (1959): Reverse P13s 1 Won
(Specimen) 		1959 UNC Archive Photo Icon
North Korean 5 Won (1959): Front North Korean 5 Won (1959): Reverse P14 5 Won 1959 UNC Archive Photo Icon
North Korean 10 Won (1959): Front North Korean 10 Won (1959): Reverse P15 10 Won 1959 UNC €50.00
North Korean 50 Won (1959): Front North Korean 50 Won (1959): Reverse P16 50 Won 1959 UNC Archive Photo Icon
North Korean 50 Won (1959): Front North Korean 50 Won (1959): Reverse P16 50 Won 1959 UNC- €73.00
North Korean 100 Won (1959): Front North Korean 100 Won (1959): Reverse P17 100 Won 1959 UNC Archive Photo Icon

1978 Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
North Korean 5 Won (1978): Front North Korean 5 Won (1978): Reverse P19d 5 Won 1978 UNC Archive Photo Icon
North Korean 10 Won (1978): Front North Korean 10 Won (1978): Reverse P20a 10 Won 1978 UNC €15.00
North Korean 10 Won (1978): Front North Korean 10 Won (1978): Reverse P20d 10 Won 1978 UNC €9.00
North Korean 10 Won (1978): Front North Korean 10 Won (1978): Reverse P20e 10 Won 1978 UNC €9.00
North Korean 50 Won (1978): Front North Korean 50 Won (1978): Reverse P21c 50 Won 1978 UNC €12.00
North Korean 50 Won (1978): Front North Korean 50 Won (1978): Reverse P21d 50 Won 1978 UNC Archive Photo Icon
North Korean 100 Won (1978): Front North Korean 100 Won (1978): Reverse P22a 100 Won 1978 UNC €18.00
North Korean 100 Won (1978): Front North Korean 100 Won (1978): Reverse P22a 100 Won 1978 AU/UNC €16.00

1988 "Capitalist Visitors" Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
North Korean 5 Chon (1988): Front North Korean 5 Chon (1988): Reverse P24 5 Chon 1988 UNC €3.00
North Korean 10 Chon (1988): Front North Korean 10 Chon (1988): Reverse P25 10 Chon 1988 UNC €5.00
North Korean 1 Won (1988): Front North Korean 1 Won (1988): Reverse P27 1 Won 1988 UNC €15.00
North Korean 5 Won (1988): Front North Korean 5 Won (1988): Reverse P28 5 Won 1988 UNC €25.00
North Korean 50 Won (1988): Front North Korean 50 Won (1988): Reverse P30 50 Won 1988 UNC €60.00

1988 "Socialist Visitors" Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
North Korean 1 Chon (1988): Front
North Korean 5 Chon (1988): Front
North Korean 10 Chon (1988): Front
North Korean 50 Chon (1988): Front
North Korean 1 Won (1988): Front
North Korean 5 Won (1988): Front
North Korean 10 Won (1988): Front
North Korean 50 Won (1988): Front 		North Korean 1 Chon (1988): Reverse
North Korean 5 Chon (1988): Reverse
North Korean 10 Chon (1988): Reverse
North Korean 50 Chon (1988): Reverse
North Korean 1 Won (1988): Reverse
North Korean 5 Won (1988): Reverse
North Korean 10 Won (1988): Reverse
North Korean 50 Won (1988): Reverse 		P31-38 Set of
1,5,10,50 Chon
and
1,5,10,50 Won 		1988 UNC €95.00

1992-98 Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
North Korean 1 Won (1992): Front North Korean 1 Won (1992): Reverse P39a 1 Won 1992 UNC €3.00
North Korean 1 Won (1992): Front North Korean 1 Won (1992): Reverse P39s 1 Won
(Specimen) 		1992 UNC Archive Photo Icon
North Korean 5 Won (1998): Front North Korean 5 Won (1998): Reverse P40 5 Won 1998 UNC €12.00
North Korean 10 Won (1998): Front North Korean 10 Won (1998): Reverse P41a 10 Won 1998 UNC €8.00
North Korean 50 Won (1992): Front North Korean 50 Won (1992): Reverse P42 50 Won 1992 UNC €15.00
North Korean 100 Won (1992): Front North Korean 100 Won (1992): Reverse P43 100 Won 1992 UNC €20.00
North Korean 500 Won (1998): Front North Korean 500 Won (1998): Reverse P44a 500 Won 1998 UNC €25.00
North Korean 500 Won (2007): Front North Korean 500 Won (2007): Reverse P44b 500 Won 2007 UNC €15.00
North Korean 500 Won (1998): Front North Korean 500 Won (1998): Reverse P44s1 500 Won
(Specimen) 		1998 UNC €30.00

2002-2006 Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
North Korean 1,000 Won (2002): Front North Korean 1,000 Won (2002): Reverse P45a 1,000 Won 2002 UNC- €10.00
North Korean 1,000 Won (2006): Front North Korean 1,000 Won (2006): Reverse P45b 1,000 Won 2006 UNC €8.00
North Korean 5,000 Won (2006): Front North Korean 5,000 Won (2006): Reverse P46b 5,000 Won 2006 UNC €15.00
North Korean 5,000 Won (2002): Front North Korean 5,000 Won (2002): Reverse P46s1 5,000 Won
(Specimen) 		2002 UNC €40.00
North Korean 200 Won (2005): Front North Korean 200 Won (2005): Reverse P48 200 Won 2005 UNC €6.00

Currency Reform of November 30, 2009
New Won System:
1 New Won = 100 Won

Juche 91, 2002/
ND(2009) Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
North Korean 5 Won (2002/ND[2009]): Front North Korean 5 Won (2002/ND[2009]): Reverse P50 5 Won 2002/
ND(2009) 		UNC €2.50
North Korean 10 Won (2002/ND[2009]): Front North Korean 10 Won (2002/ND[2009]): Reverse P51 10 Won 2002/
ND(2009) 		UNC €4.00
North Korean 50 Won (2002/ND[2009]): Front North Korean 50 Won (2002/ND[2009]): Reverse P52 50 Won 2002/
ND(2009) 		UNC €7.50

Juche 97, 2008/
ND(2010) Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
North Korean 100 Won (2008/ND[2010]): Front North Korean 100 Won (2008/ND[2010]): Reverse P53 100 Won 2008/
ND(2010) 		UNC €10.00
North Korean 200 Won (2008/ND[2010]): Front North Korean 200 Won (2008/ND[2010]): Reverse P54 200 Won 2008/
ND(2010) 		UNC €12.50
North Korean 500 Won (2008/ND[2010]): Front North Korean 500 Won (2008/ND[2010]): Reverse P55 500 Won 2008/
ND(2010) 		UNC €15.00
North Korean 1,000 Won (2008/ND[2010]): Front North Korean 1,000 Won (2008/ND[2010]): Reverse P56 1,000 Won 2008/
ND(2010) 		UNC €20.00
North Korean 2,000 Won (2008/ND[2010]): Front North Korean 2,000 Won (2008/ND[2010]): Reverse P58 2,000 Won 2008/
ND(2010) 		UNC €30.00
North Korean 5,000 Won (2008/ND[2010]): Front North Korean 5,000 Won (2008/ND[2010]): Reverse P59 5,000 Won 2008/
ND(2010) 		UNC €45.00

Collector Series

1978 Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
North Korean 1 Won (1978): Front
North Korean 5 Won (1978): Front
North Korean 10 Won (1978): Front
North Korean 50 Won (1978): Front
North Korean 100 Won (1978): Front 		North Korean 1 Won (1978): Reverse
North Korean 5 Won (1978): Reverse
North Korean 10 Won (1978): Reverse
North Korean 50 Won (1978): Reverse
North Korean 100 Won (1978): Reverse 		PCS1 Set of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 Won
(Specimen) 		1978 UNC Archive Photo Icon

1992-98 Issue

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
North Korean 1 Won (1992): Front
North Korean 5 Won (1998): Front
North Korean 10 Won (1998): Front
North Korean 50 Won (1992): Front
North Korean 100 Won (1992): Front 		North Korean 1 Won (1992): Reverse
North Korean 5 Won (1998): Reverse
North Korean 10 Won (1998): Reverse
North Korean 50 Won (1992): Reverse
North Korean 100 Won (1992): Reverse 		PCS2 Set of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 Won
(Specimen) 		1992/98 UNC Archive Photo Icon

2000 Commemorative Set
55th Anniversary of Foundation of the Workers' Party of Korea
10th 10 Juche 89 (2000)

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
North Korean 5 Won ND(2000): Front North Korean 5 Won ND(2000): Reverse PCS4 5 Won ND(2000) UNC Archive Photo Icon

Commemorative Set
95th Birthday of Kim Il Sung
(July 18, 2008)
Total Issue Limit: 3,000 Complete Sets

Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
North Korean 1 Won ND(18-7-2008): Front
North Korean 5 Won ND(18-7-2008): Front
North Korean 10 Won ND(18-7-2008): Front
North Korean 50 Won ND(18-7-2008): Front
North Korean 100 Won ND(18-7-2008): Front
North Korean 200 Won ND(18-7-2008): Front
North Korean 500 Won ND(18-7-2008): Front
North Korean 1,000 Won ND(18-7-2008): Front
North Korean 5,000 Won ND(18-7-2008): Front 		North Korean 1 Won ND(18-7-2008): Reverse
North Korean 5 Won ND(18-7-2008): Reverse
North Korean 10 Won ND(18-7-2008): Reverse
North Korean 50 Won ND(18-7-2008): Reverse
North Korean 100 Won ND(18-7-2008): Reverse
North Korean 200 Won ND(18-7-2008): Reverse
North Korean 500 Won (18-7-2008): Reverse
North Korean 1,000 Won ND(18-7-2008): Reverse
North Korean 5,000 Won ND(18-7-2008): Reverse 		PNew Set of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1,000, 5,000 Won ND(18 July 2008) UNC €150.00

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