Name/Title
North Korean Five Won-1947Entry/Object ID
1981.126.072.1Description
North Korean Five Won-1947Context
The original series of 1947 was printed by the Soviet Union and had watermark of a symmetrical pattern. In the 1990's the North Korean government realized that there were very few remaining banknotes of this series, which had made them extremely expensive. So the government decided to make an enormous amount of reprints with the only reason to make a large profit from foreign collectors. These reprints does not have a watermark.Collection
BanknotesMade/Created
Date made
1947Time Period
20th CenturyPlace of Origin
Country
North KoreaRegion
East AsiaContinent
AsiaBanknote Details
Banknote Type
Issued NoteCurrency
North Korean WonDenomination
5Issuing Authority
Bank of North KoreaProduction Dates
1947Serial Number
256947Obverse
Description
Peasant with hoe and worker holding a sledgehammer, Factory chimneys symbolizing "bright future" of the nationTranscription
北朝鮮中央銀行券
원오Translation
Banknote of the Central Bank of North Korea
5 WonReverse
Description
Baekdu mountainTranscription
오
원
선조주민
伍
圓
194Translation
Democratic Chosun
5 WonLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Money, PaperNomenclature Primary Object Term
MoneyNomenclature Class
Exchange MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Pick NumberOther Number
9Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallWidth
2-13/16 inLength
5-1/8 in
