North Korea new 50-won commemorative note (B360.05a) confirmed
2019-11-17
Overprinted on B341. Courtesy of Claudio Marana.Read More…
North Korea new 200-won commemorative note (B360.2a) confirmed
2019-05-22
70th anniversary overprint on B343. Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Christian Funke.Read More…
North Korea new 5,000-won Kim Jong Suk commemorative note (B360a) confirmed
2017-11-12
, This note is overprinted to commemorate the 100th birthday of Kim Jong Suk, the first wife of Kim Il-Sung. Overprinted on B357. Courtesy of 小小草.Read More…
North Korea new 5,000-won commemorative notes confirmed
2015-05-26
, 5,000 won, 2013. Like B357, but with overprint commemorating the 100th birthday of Kim Il Sung. 5,000 won, 2013. Like B357, but with overprint commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Workers’ Party. Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the link below.Read More…
North Korea new 5,000-won note (B357a) confirmed
2014-09-19
, According to an article in The Hindu Business Line dated 11 August 2014, the portrait of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea, has been removed from the new 5,000-won note in favor of the birthplace of Kim Il Sung in Mangyongdae, with the back depicting the InternationalRead More…
North Korea new 100th birthday commemorative notes (B348 – B356) confirmed
2014-03-14
, North Korea has issued into circulation all denominations (5 to 5,000 won) with a 100th birthday overprint in the upper left corner. Other than the overprint, these notes are identical to the preceding issues (B339 – B347). Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson.Read More…
North Korea 2003 savings bonds confirmed
2012-10-02
Several collectors have contacted me asking about these items which have recently appeared on the market. These are bank savings bonds issued by the North Korea Central Bank in 2003. The back is divided into two parts. The left side gives instructions for the bond, stating that the bond isRead More…
North Korea new 1,000-won note (B345a) confirmed
2010-04-16
, 1,000 won, 2008. Pink. Front: Coat of arms; house (birthplace of Kim Jong Suk, Kim Il Sung’s first wife and Kim Jong Il’s mother) in Hoeryong. Back: Birch trees on shore of Lake Samji; mountain. Solid security thread with printed text. Watermark: Mongnan (Seibold’s magnolia) flowers. Printer: Unknown. 145Read More…
North Korea new variety foreign exchange certificate reported
2010-03-15
,,, The Bank of Trade of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea issued foreign exchange certificates in 1988. They were used until 1999, then officially abolished in 2002, in favor of foreign currencies. There are two well-known sets of certificates. The blue and green set (P23-P30) for capitalist visitors andRead More…
North Korea new 5,000-won note (B347a) confirmed
2010-03-14
, 5,000 won, 2008. Brown and pink. Front: Coat of arms; star; Kim Il Sung; mongnan (Seibold’s magnolia) flowers. Back: Trees; houses (birthplace of Kim Il Sung) in Mangyongdae. Solid security thread with printed text. Watermark: Mongnan (Seibold’s magnolia) flowers. Printer: Unknown. 145 x 65 mm. Intro: 30.11.2009. Courtesy ofRead More…