Overview

A set of eight uncirculated North Korean banknotes – 5000, 2000, 1000, 500, 200 and 100 Won, plus 10 and 5 Chon. The Won notes show the Arch of Triumph, Mount Paektu, magnolias and traditional houses, and several carry commemorative overprints for the 70th anniversary of the republic (1948–2018); the two Chon notes are 1988 foreign-exchange certificates. Together the eight notes carry a face value of 8,800 Won and 15 Chon.

Key Features & Details:

• Country: North Korea
• Issuer: Central Bank of the DPR Korea / Foreign Trade Bank
• Currency: North Korean Won (KPW)
• Set: 8 banknotes – 5000, 2000, 1000, 500, 200 and 100 Won, plus 10 and 5 Chon
• Condition: UNC (Uncirculated) – all notes
• Delivered: The exact notes shown in the photographs

The Notes (highest denomination first):

1. 5000 Won

• Front: A portrait of Kim Il Sung in an oval frame with the national emblem and magnolia flowers, on a grey and pink note
• Back: The birthplace of Kim Il Sung at Mangyongdae – thatched traditional houses in a garden – on a lilac note
• Serial Number: LL 2412602

2. 2000 Won – 2008 issue, 70th anniversary overprint (1948–2018)

• Front: A log cabin among pine forest with the national emblem and the commemorative overprint “70th anniversary of the founding of the Republic (1948–2018)”, on a blue-grey note
• Back: Mount Paektu with its snow-capped ridge above a forested lake, on a blue note
• Serial Number: 0070216

3. 1000 Won – 2008 issue, 70th anniversary overprint (1948–2018)

• Front: A traditional house in a garden of blossoming trees with the national emblem and the commemorative overprint (1948–2018), on a pink and purple note
• Back: Silver birch trees beside a lake, on a violet note
• Serial Number: 0013427

4. 500 Won – 2008 issue, commemorative overprint

• Front: The Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang with university buildings, with the national emblem and a red “commemorative” overprint, on a grey and pink note
• Back: A large ornamental figure 500 in a grey guilloche medallion, on a grey-blue note
• Serial Number: 0000785

5. 200 Won – 2005

• Front: White magnolia flowers, the national flower, with the national emblem and the large figure 200, on a green and blue note
• Back: A large ornamental figure 200 over a pale blue guilloche pattern, on a blue note
• Serial Number: 412711

6. 100 Won – 1978

• Front: A portrait of Kim Il Sung in a floral wreath, on a pink and orange note dated 1978
• Back: A traditional house among cherry blossoms inside a decorative frame, on a pink and olive note
• Serial Number: 725878

7. 10 Chon – 1988 (foreign exchange certificate)

• Front: A large figure 10 inside a pink rosette with the national emblem and the wording of the Foreign Trade Bank, on a pink note
• Back: A large figure 10 and the Korean word “Sip Chon” in a pink rosette, on a pink note
• Serial Number: 006154

8. 5 Chon – 1988 (foreign exchange certificate)

• Front: A large figure 5 inside a pink rosette with the national emblem and the wording of the Foreign Trade Bank, on a pink note
• Back: A large figure 5 and the Korean word “O Chon” in a pink rosette, on a pink note
• Serial Number: 006251

Collector Value:

North Korean notes are rarely available and prized by collectors of unusual world currency; this set covers the whole range from 5000 Won down to 5 Chon, including commemorative overprints.

Please Note:

Sold only as one complete set of eight notes – the notes are not sold individually. The notes in the photographs, with the serial numbers listed above, are the exact notes you will receive.