Collection: North Korean Banknotes

The North Korean won is a currency that almost no foreigner ever gets to touch: visitors pay in dollars or euros, and until a few years ago, there were different banknotes—red for socialists, blue or green for everyone else—depending on where the tourist came from.

The reform that wiped out savings

In November 2009, the regime introduced a third won overnight: it gave the population only one week to exchange up to 100,000 old won for new ones, with a two-zero cut. The won subsequently plummeted nearly 96% against the dollar.

Kim Il-sung, only on the highest banknote

Of the entire current series, only the 100 won banknote features the portrait of Kim Il-sung, alongside the magnolia, the national flower; the rest show monuments or generic figures.

What you will find here

North Korean won with Pick reference and actual condition.

Shipping

Protected and tracked from Spain.

Discover more banknotes from the region in Asian Banknotes.

If you are interested in this area, combine with South Korea and China.