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North Korean wons
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- North Korea, the Korean People's democratic Republic
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North Korean wons
- Pyongyang
- of 120 540 sq. km
- Korean (state)
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Paper notes have occurbed for the first time in Korea in XX century, in 1910 the first Korean denominations in nominal value have entered into the circulation 1 wons. After occupation of Korea by Japan by the basic monetary unit in the country there was a yen which on Korean sounded as "wons". At that time the yen made about one dollar or pound and was divided into coins of smaller nominal values which in Japan carried the "hay" name, and in Korea - "chon". The Central bank of Korea which was supervised by the Japanese colonial administration, attended to issue of the currency acting in Korea. In circulation there were denominations in nominal value 1, 5, 10 and 100. However it were colonial denominations, own token moneys have occurbed only in 1950
In territory of the North Korea in a turn-over there are denominations in nominal value 500, 1000, 5000 and 10 000. One North Korean wons makes 100 chon. National notes have enough big size - 161 x 76 mm. As to design all denominations are similar among themselves. On them there are portraits of any significant politicians of the country.
In 1945 the Soviet armies used money which were manufactured in the USSR. They represented notes of denomination 1, 5, 10 and 100 wons military issues.
Coins the North Korea
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