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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
Currency: North Korean Won (KPW)
Languages: Korean
National Day: September 9
Religions: Buddhist,Confucianist,some Christian,Chondogyo (Faith of Heavenly Way)
Ethnicity: Racially Homogeneous (Korean); small groups of Chinese and Japanese

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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
조선민주주의인민공화국 - Democratic People's Republic of North Korea
1959 Currency Reform: 1 New Won = 100 Won
조선중앙은행 - Korean Central Bank
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: 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 55th Anniversary of Foundation of the Workers' Party of Korea Commemorative Set (10th 10 Juche 89/ND[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

95th Birthday of Kim Il Sung Commemorative Set (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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