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P-5b, 15 Chon, 1947	P-5b, 15 Chon, 1947
P-6b, 20 Chon, 1947	P-6b, 20 Chon, 1947
P-7b, 50 Chon, 1947	P-7b, 50 Chon, 1947
P-8a, 1 Won, 1947 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-8a, 1 Won, 1947 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-8b, 1 Won, 1947	P-8b, 1 Won, 1947
P-9, 5 Won, 1947	P-9, 5 Won, 1947
P-9, 5 Won, 1947 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-9, 5 Won, 1947 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-10b, 5 Won, 1947	P-10b, 5 Won, 1947
P-10b, 5 Won, 1947 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-10b, 5 Won, 1947 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-10Ab, 10 Won, 1947	P-10Ab, 10 Won, 1947
P-11b, 100 Won, 1947	P-11b, 100 Won, 1947
P-11b, 100 Won, 1947 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-11b, 100 Won, 1947 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-12, 50 Chon, 1959	P-12, 50 Chon, 1959
P-12, 50 Chon, 1959 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-12, 50 Chon, 1959 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-13, 1 Won, 1959	P-13, 1 Won, 1959
P-13, 1 Won, 1959 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-13, 1 Won, 1959 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-14, 5 Won, 1959 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-14, 5 Won, 1959 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-14, 5 Won, 1959 Scan donated by Antonio Diaz Escudero	P-14, 5 Won, 1959 Scan donated by Antonio Diaz Escudero
P-15, 10 Won, 1959	P-15, 10 Won, 1959
P-15, 10 Won, 1959 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-15, 10 Won, 1959 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-16, 50 Won, 1959	P-16, 50 Won, 1959
P-16, 50 Won, 1959 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-16, 50 Won, 1959 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-17, 100 Won, 1959 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-17, 100 Won, 1959 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-17, 100 Won, 1959 Scan donated by Antonio Diaz Escudero	P-17, 100 Won, 1959 Scan donated by Antonio Diaz Escudero
P-18a, 1 Won, 1978	P-18a, 1 Won, 1978
P-18b, 1 Won, 1978	P-18b, 1 Won, 1978
P-18c, 1 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel	P-18c, 1 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel
P-18d, 1 Won, 1978	P-18d, 1 Won, 1978
P-18e, 1 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel	P-18e, 1 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel
P-19a, 5 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel	P-19a, 5 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel
P-19b, 5 Won, 1978	P-19b, 5 Won, 1978
P-19c, 5 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel	P-19c, 5 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel
P-19d, 5 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel	P-19d, 5 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel
P-19e, 5 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel	P-19e, 5 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel
P-20a, 10 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel	P-20a, 10 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel
P-20a, 10 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-20a, 10 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-20b, 10 Won, 1978	P-20b, 10 Won, 1978
P-20c, 10 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel	P-20c, 10 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel
P-20d, 10 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel	P-20d, 10 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel
P-20e, 10 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel	P-20e, 10 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel
P-21, 50 Won, 1978	P-21, 50 Won, 1978
P-21a, 50 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel	P-21a, 50 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel
P-21a, 50 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-21a, 50 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-21b, 50 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-21b, 50 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-21c, 50 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel	P-21c, 50 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel
P-21d, 50 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel	P-21d, 50 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel
P-21e, 50 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel	P-21e, 50 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel
P-22, 100 Won, 1978	P-22, 100 Won, 1978
P-22a, 100 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-22a, 100 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-23, 1 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger	P-23, 1 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger
P-24, 5 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-24, 5 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-25, 10 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-25, 10 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-26, 50 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-26, 50 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-27, 1 Won, 1988	P-27, 1 Won, 1988
P-27, 1 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-27, 1 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-28, 5 Won, 1988	P-28, 5 Won, 1988
P-28, 5 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-28, 5 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-29, 10 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel	P-29, 10 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel
P-30, 50 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel	P-30, 50 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel
P-30, 50 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-30, 50 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-31, 1 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger	P-31, 1 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger
P-31, 1 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-31, 1 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-32, 5 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger	P-32, 5 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger
P-32, 5 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-32, 5 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-33, 10 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger	P-33, 10 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger
P-34, 50 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger	P-34, 50 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger
P-34, 50 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-34, 50 Chon, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-35, 1 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger	P-35, 1 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger
P-35, 1 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-35, 1 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-36, 5 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger	P-36, 5 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger
P-36, 5 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-36, 5 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-37, 10 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger	P-37, 10 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger
P-37, 10 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-37, 10 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-38, 50 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel	P-38, 50 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Frank van Tiel
P-38, 50 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-38, 50 Won, 1988 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-39, 1 Won, 1992	P-39, 1 Won, 1992
P-39, 1 Won, 1992 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-39, 1 Won, 1992 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-40, 5 Won, 1992	P-40, 5 Won, 1992
P-40, 5 Won, 1992 Scan donated by Tod Hunt	P-40, 5 Won, 1992 Scan donated by Tod Hunt
P-40, 5 Won, 1998	P-45, 5 Won, 1998
P-40, 5 Won, 1998 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-40, 5 Won, 1998 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-41, 10 Won, 1992 Scan donated by Tod Hunt	P-41, 10 Won, 1992 Scan donated by Tod Hunt
P-41, 10 Won, 1992 Scan donated by Thomas Krag	P-41, 10 Won, 1992 Scan donated by Thomas Krag
P-41, 10 Won, 1992 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-41, 10 Won, 1992 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-41, 10 Won, 1998	P-41, 10 Won, 1998
P-41, 10 Won, 1998 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-41, 10 Won, 1998 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-42, 50 Won, 1992	P-42, 50 Won, 1992
P-42, 50 Won, 1992 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-42, 50 Won, 1992 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-43, 100 Won, 1992 Note Donated by: Freeman Chee	P-43, 100 Won, 1992 Note Donated by: Freeman Chee
P-43, 100 Won, 1992 Scan donated by Tod Hunt	P-43, 100 Won, 1992 Scan donated by Tod Hunt
P-43, 100 Won, 1992 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-43, 100 Won, 1992 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-44a, 500 Won, 1998 Type A, Brown-Green Non Color-Shift Ink Watermark: Building face image at slight angle left Note donated by Abdullah Beydoun	P-44a, 500 Won, 1998 Type A, Brown-Green Non Color-Shift Ink Watermark: Building face image at slight angle left Note donated by Abdullah Beydoun
P-44b, 500 Won, 1998(2005) Type B, Green Color-Shifing Ink Watermark: Straight ahead building face image, slightly larger image than type A.	P-44b, 500 Won, 1998(2005) Type B, Green Color-Shifing Ink Watermark: Straight ahead building face image, slightly larger image than type A.
High resolution comparison between P-44 500 Won, Type A & Type B inks
P-44b, 500 Won, 1998(2005) Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-44b, 500 Won, 1998(2005) Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
P-45, 1,000 Won, 2002 Scan donated by Steve Burke	P-45, 1,000 Won, 2002 Scan donated by Steve Burke
P-45, 1,000 Won, 2002 Scan donated by Claudio Marana	P-45, 1,000 Won, 2002 Scan donated by Claudio Marana
P-45s, 1,000 Won, 2002 Note donated by Morris Lawing	P-45s, 1,000 Won, 2002 Note donated by Morris Lawing
P-46, 5,000 Won, 2002 Scan donated by Morris Lawing	P-46, 5,000 Won, 2002 Scan donated by Morris Lawing
P-46, 5,000 Won, 2002 Scan donated by Steve Burke	P-46, 5,000 Won, 2002 Scan donated by Steve Burke
P-46, 5,000 Won, 2002 Scan donated by Claudio Marana	P-46, 5,000 Won, 2002 Scan donated by Claudio Marana
P-New, 200 Won, 2005 Note donated by Morris Lawing	P-New, 200 Won, 2005 Note donated by Morris Lawing
P-New, 200 Won, 2005 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya	P-New, 200 Won, 2005 Scan donated by Omer Yalcinkaya
The following two new issues have an overprint which loosely translates to "60th Anniversary of the establishment of North Korea (or possibly Korea as a whole)". This would make the most sense if we take into account that this also coincides with the end of Japanese occupation of the country. I would like to thank Mr. David C. Fenrich and Ms. So Yon Chu for their help in translating and clarifying the overprint.
P-New, 500 Won, 2005 Commemorative Issue, 60th Anniversary of Independence of Korea Note donated by Morris Lawing	P-New, 500 Won, 2005 Commemorative Issue, 60th Anniversary of Independence of Korea Note donated by Morris Lawing
P-New, 1,000 Won, 2005, Commemorative Issue Scan donated by Art Levenite	P-New, 1,000 Won, 2005, Commemorative Issue Scan donated by Art Levenite
P-New, 5,000 Won, 2005 Commemorative Issue, 60th Anniversary of Independence of Korea Note donated by Morris Lawing	P-New, 5,000 Won, 2005 Commemorative Issue, 60th Anniversary of Independence of Korea Note donated by Morris Lawing
Collector Series - Return to top
P-CS1, 1 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Antonio Diaz Escudero	P-CS1, 1 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Antonio Diaz Escudero
P-CS1, 5 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Antonio Diaz Escudero	P-CS1, 5 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Antonio Diaz Escudero
P-CS1, 10 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Antonio Diaz Escudero	P-CS1, 10 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Antonio Diaz Escudero
P-CS1, 50 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Antonio Diaz Escudero	P-CS1, 50 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Antonio Diaz Escudero
P-CS1, 100 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Antonio Diaz Escudero	P-CS1, 100 Won, 1978 Scan donated by Antonio Diaz Escudero
P-CS3, 1 Won, 2000 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger	P-CS3, 1 Won, 2000 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger
P-CS4, 5 Won, 2000 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger	P-CS4, 5 Won, 2000 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger
P-CS7, 50 Won, 2000 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger	P-CS7, 50 Won, 2000 Scan donated by Peter Mosselberger
Miscellaneous Local Issues, Stocks, Bonds, Etc. - Return to top
P-NL, Safe Conduct Certificate, Signed by Gen. M.W. Clark	P-NL, Safe Conduct Certificate, Signed by Gen. M.W. Clark
P-NL, 50 Won, "Economy Bond", 1950 Scan donated by David C. Fenrich	P-NL, 50 Won, "Economy Bond", 1950 Scan donated by David C. Fenrich
Translation of the 50 Won Economy Bond - PDF File File courtesy of Mr. David C. Fenrich. Translations were provided by Ms. So Yon Chu.

Ron Wise's World Paper Money Homepage This page created by: Ronald Wise Creation date: May 1997 Last update: 01 April 2008 URL: http://www.banknoteworld.com/countries/korea_north.html URL: http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/countries/korea_north.html

Ron Wise's World Paper Money Homepage
This page created by: Ronald Wise
Creation date: May 1997
Last update: 01 April 2008
URL: http://www.banknoteworld.com/countries/korea_north.html
URL: http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/countries/korea_north.html