North Korea P-58

Country or State: NORTH KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Currency: North Korean won (ISO 4217 Code: KPW)

P-58
Value: 5 won
Dimension: 145 × 65 mm
Features

 Obverse:

Scientist and student

Reverse:

Hydroelectric dam

Watermark: Mongnan (Magnolia sieboldii) flower
Date: 2002 (2009)
Issued by: Central Bank of the DPRK

North Korea P-48

Country or State: NORTH KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Currency: North Korean won (ISO 4217 Code: KPW)

P-45b
Value: 200 won
Dimension: 140 × 72 mm
Features

 Obverse:

Siebold's Magnolia (Magnolia sieboldii), the national flower of North Korea

Reverse:

Numeral 200

Watermark: Chollima Statue
Date: 2005
Issued by: Central Bank of the DPRK

North Korea P-46

Country or State: NORTH KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Currency: North Korean won (ISO 4217 Code: KPW)

P-46b
Value: 5,000 won
Dimension: 156 × 75 mm
Features

 Obverse:

Kim Il-sung 

Reverse:

Mangyongdae

Watermark: Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang
Date: 2006
Issued by: Central Bank of the DPRK

North Korea P-45

Country or State: NORTH KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Currency: North Korean won (ISO 4217 Code: KPW)

P-45b
Value: 1,000 won
Dimension: 156 × 75 mm
Features

 Obverse:

Kim Il-sung 

Reverse:

Mangyongdae

Watermark: Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang
Date: 2006
Issued by: Central Bank of the DPRK

North Korea P-44

Country or State: NORTH KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Currency: North Korean won (ISO 4217 Code: KPW)

P-44b
Value: 500 won
Dimension: 156 × 75 mm
Features

 Obverse:

Kumsusan Memorial Hall (Mausoleum of Kim Il-sung) in Pyongyang 

Reverse:

Rungra Bridge on the Taedong River, Pyongyang

Watermark: Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang

Date: 2007

Issued by: Central Bank of the DPRK

North Korea P-43

Country or State: NORTH KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Currency: North Korean won (ISO 4217 Code: KPW)

P-43
Value: 100 won
Dimension: 156 × 75 mm
Features

Obverse:

Kim Il-sung (see description in other article)

Reverse:

Mangyongdae (see description in other article)

Watermark: Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang

Date: 1992

Issued by: Central Bank of the DPRK

North Korea P-42

Country or State: NORTH KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Currency: North Korean won (ISO 4217 Code: KPW)

P-42
Value: 50 won
Dimension: 146 × 70 mm
Features

 Obverse:

Monument of Juche (Self-Reliance) Ideology; party official; worker; peasant woman

 Reverse:

Mount Baekdu 

Watermark: Juche Monument 

Date: 1992

Issued by: Central Bank of the DPRK

North Korea P-41

Country or State: NORTH KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Currency: North Korean won (ISO 4217 Code: KPW)

P-41
Value: 10 won
Dimension: 134 × 64 mm
Features

 Obverse:

Worker; Chollima Statue; Chollima steel complex

Reverse:

Western Sea Barrage and locks at Taedong Gang

Watermark: Chollima Statue
Date: 1998
Issued by: Central Bank of the DPRK

North Korea P-40

Country or State: NORTH KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Currency: North Korean won (ISO 4217 Code: KPW)

P-40
Value: 5 won
Dimension: 124 × 59 mm
Features

 Obverse:

Kim Il-sung University and Mangyongdae School Children's Palace in Pyongyang; Student and pupils; symbol of an atom and nuclear power

 

 Reverse:

Grand People's Study House on Mansan Hill in Pyongyang 

Watermark: Chollima Statue
Date: 1998
Issued by: Central Bank of the DPRK

North Korea P-39

Country or State: NORTH KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Currency: North Korean won (ISO 4217 Code: KPW)

P-39a
Value: 1 won
Dimension: 115 × 55 mm
Features

Obverse:

Flower girl (North Korean opera star Hong Yonhi) 

Reverse:

Mount Kumgang

Watermark: Chollima Statue
Date: 1992
Issued by: Central Bank of the DPRK

North Korea P-22

Country or State: NORTH KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Currency: North Korean won (ISO 4217 Code: KPW)

P-22a
Value: 100 won
Dimension: 170 × 85 mm
Features

Obverse:

Kim Il-sung (1912-1994), Korean communist politician who ruled North Korea from its establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994; magnolia flowers

Reverse:

Mangyongdae, the birthplace of Kim Il-sung

Watermark: Not available
Date: 1978
Issued by: Central Bank of the DPRK

North Korea P-21

Country or State: NORTH KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Currency: North Korean won (ISO 4217 Code: KPW)

P-21a
Value: 50 won
Dimension: 160 × 80 mm
Features

 Obverse:

Soldier and party official holding a torch; peasant woman; worker holding a book

Reverse:

Lake; mountains; flowery design

Watermark: Not available
Date: 1978
Issued by: Central Bank of the DPRK
Remark: Without seal on back (for general circulation)

North Korea P-20

Country or State: NORTH KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Currency: North Korean won (ISO 4217 Code: KPW)

P-20c
Value: 10 won
Dimension: 150 × 75 mm
Features

 

Obverse:

Chollima (Thousand Ri Horse) Statue 

Note: 1 ri is about 500 meters; according to an old tale, this horse is running 1,000 ri every night

Reverse:

Chollima steel complex

Watermark: Not available
Date: 1978
Issued by: Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Remark: Red seal without numeral on back
Use: Foreign Exchange Certificate for convertible (Capitalist) currencies

North Korea P-19

Country or State: NORTH KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Currency: North Korean won (ISO 4217 Code: KPW)

P-19c
Value: 5 won
Dimension: 140 × 70 mm
Features

  Obverse:

Worker; peasant woman; factories

Reverse:

Mount Kumgang

Watermark: Not available
Date: 1978
Issued by: Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Remark: Red seal without numeral on back
Use: Foreign Exchange Certificate for convertible (Capitalist) currencies 

North Korea P-18

Country or State: NORTH KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Currency: North Korean won (ISO 4217 Code: KPW)

P-18b
Value: 1 won
Dimension: 130 × 65 mm
Features

 Obverse:

Army officer; woman; children; modern buildings 

Reverse:

Male and female soldiers; Yang Heyong (all from the opera "Sea of Blood")

Watermark: Not available
Date: 1978
Issued by: Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Remark: Green seal without numeral on back
Use: Foreign Exchange Certificate for non-convertible (Socialist) currencies