KOREA banknotes - a catalog of banknotes of different countries: modern coins and banknotes of all countries of the world, samples, gold and silver coins, photos and description.
Monetary unit: won = 100 chonam. Banknotes in circulation: 5, 10, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1, 000 and 2 won. Issuing Bank - Central Bank of the DPRK.
Banknotes in circulation:
5 won. Obverse: On the right side of the banknote, framed by geometric elements - images of a scientist and a student, to the left - stylized images of the globe and the symbol of the atom. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination with the figure "5" is placed in the lower left and upper right corners of the banknote, in the lower right - the denomination in Korean.
10 won. Obverse: On the right side of the banknote, framed by geometric elements - images of Korean soldiers (air forces, naval forces, ground forces), to the left - a stylized image of a five-pointed star and a laurel wreath. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination in figure "10" is placed in the lower left and upper right corners of the banknote, in the lower right - the denomination in Korean.
50 won. Obverse: On the right side of the banknote, framed by geometric elements - an image of Korean youth, symbolizing engineering, agricultural and scientific activities, to the left - a stylized image of a torch - the top of the Chuche Ideas Monument in Pyongyang. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination in figure "50" is placed in the lower left and upper right corners of the banknote, in the lower right - the denomination in Korean.
The banknote contains: magnolia flower watermark; micro-pattern; matching image. This banknote has been in circulation since November 30, 2009.
100 won. Obverse: In the central part of the banknote, against the background of geometric elements and the number "100" - the image of three magnolia flowers. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination number "100" is in the lower right corner of the banknote, in the lower left - the denomination in Korean.
The banknote contains: magnolia flower watermark; security thread; micro-pattern; matching image. This banknote has been in circulation since November 30, 2009.
200 won. Obverse: In the central part of the banknote, against the background of geometric elements - the image of the statue of the winged horse Chollima in the year of Pyongyang. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination number “200” is located in the lower corners of the banknote, in the upper right - the denomination in Korean.
The banknote contains: magnolia flower watermark; security thread; micro-pattern; matching image. This banknote has been in circulation since November 30, 2009.
500 won. Obverse: In the central part of the banknote, against the background of geometric elements, there is an image of the Triumphal Arch in Pyongyang, built in honor of the Korean resistance of 1925-1945 against the Japanese invaders. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination number "500" is in the right corners of the banknote, in the lower left - the denomination in Korean.
The banknote contains: magnolia flower watermark; security thread; micro-pattern; matching image. This banknote has been in circulation since November 30, 2009.
1 won Obverse: In the central part of the banknote, against the background of geometric elements, there is an image of the house in Hweren, where Kim Il Sung's first wife, Kim Jong Il's mother, was born. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination number "1000" is in the right corners of the banknote, in the lower left - the denomination in Korean.
The banknote contains: magnolia flower watermark; security thread; micro-pattern; matching image. This banknote has been in circulation since November 30, 2009.
2 won Obverse: In the central part of the banknote, against the background of geometric elements - the image of the house in the forest where Kim Jong Il was born (1941 - 2011]), Korean statesman, party and military leader, Great Leader of Korea, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Supreme Commander Korean People's Army, Chairman of the State Defense Committee of the DPRK, son of the "great leader" Kim Il Sung. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination number "2000" is in the right corners of the banknote, in the lower left - the denomination in Korean.
The banknote contains: magnolia flower watermark; security thread; micro-pattern; matching image. This banknote has been in circulation since November 30, 2009.
5 won Obverse: In the central part of the banknote, against the background of geometric elements, there is a portrait of Kim Il Sung (1912 - 1994), the founder of North Korea and its first ruler from 1948 to 1994 (chapter from 1972). In the upper left corner is the coat of arms of the country, year of issue and Korean inscription in two lines: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination number "5000" is in the right corners of the banknote, in the lower left - the denomination in Korean.
The banknote contains: magnolia flower watermark; security thread; micro-pattern; matching image. This banknote has been in circulation since November 30, 2009.
5 won Obverse: In the central part of the Banknote there is an image of Kim Il Sung's childhood home. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination number "5000" is in the right corners of the banknote, in the lower left - the denomination in Korean.
The banknote contains: watermark: Magnolia Sieboldii in bloom. This banknote has been in circulation since 2013.
COMMEMORATIVE Banknotes 2008-2015 SERIES, OVERPRINT "100 YEARS YEARS OF KIM IR SEN ".
5 won. Obverse: On the right side of the banknote, framed by geometric elements - images of a scientist and a student, to the left - stylized images of the globe and the symbol of the atom. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination with the figure "5" is placed in the lower left and upper right corners of the banknote, in the lower right - the denomination in Korean.
10 won. Obverse: On the right side of the banknote, framed by geometric elements - images of Korean soldiers (air forces, naval forces, ground forces), to the left - a stylized image of a five-pointed star and a laurel wreath. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination in figure "10" is placed in the lower left and upper right corners of the banknote, in the lower right - the denomination in Korean.
50 won. Obverse: On the right side of the banknote, framed by geometric elements - an image of Korean youth, symbolizing engineering, agricultural and scientific activities, to the left - a stylized image of a torch - the top of the Chuche Ideas Monument in Pyongyang. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination in figure "50" is placed in the lower left and upper right corners of the banknote, in the lower right - the denomination in Korean.
The banknote contains: magnolia flower watermark; micro-pattern; matching image. This banknote has been in circulation since November 30, 2009.
100 won. Obverse: In the central part of the banknote, against the background of geometric elements and the number "100" - the image of three magnolia flowers. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination number "100" is in the lower right corner of the banknote, in the lower left - the denomination in Korean.
200 won. Obverse: In the central part of the banknote, against the background of geometric elements - the image of the statue of the winged horse Chollima in the year of Pyongyang. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination number “200” is located in the lower corners of the banknote, in the upper right - the denomination in Korean.
500 won. Obverse: In the central part of the banknote, against the background of geometric elements, there is an image of the Triumphal Arch in Pyongyang, built in honor of the Korean resistance of 1925-1945 against the Japanese invaders. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination number "500" is in the right corners of the banknote, in the lower left - the denomination in Korean.
1 won Obverse: In the central part of the banknote, against the background of geometric elements, there is an image of the house in Hweren, where Kim Il Sung's first wife, Kim Jong Il's mother, was born. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination number "1000" is in the right corners of the banknote, in the lower left - the denomination in Korean.
2 won Obverse: In the central part of the banknote, against the background of geometric elements - the image of the house in the forest where Kim Jong Il was born (1941 - 2011]), Korean statesman, party and military leader, Great Leader of Korea, General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, Supreme Commander Korean People's Army, Chairman of the State Defense Committee of the DPRK, son of the "great leader" Kim Il Sung. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination number "2000" is in the right corners of the banknote, in the lower left - the denomination in Korean.
5 won Obverse: In the central part of the banknote, against the background of geometric elements, there is a portrait of Kim Il Sung (1912 - 1994), the founder of North Korea and its first ruler from 1948 to 1994 (chapter from 1972). In the upper left corner is the coat of arms of the country, year of issue and Korean inscription in two lines: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination number "5000" is in the right corners of the banknote, in the lower left - the denomination in Korean.
5 won Obverse: In the central part of the Banknote there is an image of Kim Il Sung's childhood home. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination number "5000" is in the right corners of the banknote, in the lower left - the denomination in Korean.
The banknote contains: watermark: Magnolia Sieboldii in bloom. This banknote has been in circulation since 2013.
COMMEMORATIVE BANKNOTE WITH NOMINAL 5000 WON
SAMPLE 2013 "70 YEARS OF THE DPRK".
5 won Obverse: In the central part of the Banknote there is an image of Kim Il Sung's childhood home. In the upper left corner - the coat of arms of the country, the year of issue and an inscription in two lines in Korean: CENTRAL BANK OF KOREA. The denomination number "5000" is in the right corners of the banknote, in the lower left - the denomination in Korean.
The banknote contains: watermark: Magnolia Sieboldii in bloom. This banknote has been in circulation since 2013.
