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Central Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Currency & Banknote Values

Banknote Book® Price Guide

The Central Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea series of North Korea in the World Currency contains 141 distinct entries.

On 9 September 1948, the country formally changed its name to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and the name of the central bank was similarly altered. Hangul, the native alphabet of the Korean language, is used for all text.
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1959 No sig
Diagonal red 견본 and lines ovpt front; all-zero s/n
1959 No sig
Diagonal red 견본 and lines ovpt front; all-zero s/n
1959 No sig
Diagonal red 견본 and lines ovpt front; all-zero s/n
1959 No sig
Diagonal black 견본 and lines ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n
1959 No sig
Diagonal red 견본 and lines ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n
1959 No sig
Diagonal red 견본 and lines ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n
1978 No sig No ovpt back
Green seal back Intro: 1979
Red seal back Intro: 1979
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Red guilloche with 1 back Intro: 1984
Blue guilloche with 1 back Intro: 1984
Horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
1978 No sig No ovpt back
Green seal back Intro: 1979
Red seal back Intro: 1979
Red guilloche with 5 back Intro: 1984
Blue guilloche with 5 back Intro: 1984
Horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
1978 No sig No ovpt back
Green seal back Intro: 1979
Red seal back Intro: 1979
Red guilloche with 10 back Intro: 1984
Blue guilloche with 10 back Intro: 1984
Horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
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1978 No sig No ovpt back
Green seal back Intro: 1979
Red seal back Intro: 1979
Red guilloche with 50 back Intro: 1984
Blue guilloche with 50 back Intro: 1984
Horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
Horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; normal s/n
1978 No sig
Vertical red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
1992 No sig
Boxed (23- or 25-mm wide) horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
Boxed (25-mm wide horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; normal s/n
1992 No sig
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
Boxed (30-mm wide) horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; normal s/n; box
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1992 No sig
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
Boxed (30-mm wide) horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; normal s/n
1992 No sig
Boxed (26- or 34-mm wide) horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
Boxed (34-mm wide) horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; normal s/n
1992 No sig Wmk: Arch of Triumph head-on view
Wmk: Arch of Triumph 3/4 view
Boxed (26- or 34-mm wide) horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
Boxed (26-mm wide) horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
No wmk; boxed (26-mm wide) horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
주체87 (1998) No sig
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
주체87 (1998) No sig
Western year of issue without closing parenthesis: (1998
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Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
주체87 (1998) No sig Wmk: Arch of Triumph (head-on view) Fine lines in clouds around palace
Wmk: Arch of Triumph 3/4 view
Wmk: Winged horse (Chollima)
Lines blurred around palace Wmk: Arch of Triumph Intro: 2002
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; normal s/n
주체91 (2002) No sig Wmk: Arch of Triumph head-on view
Wmk: Arch of Triumph 3/4 view
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; normal s/n
주체91 (2002) No sig Wmk: Arch of Triumph head-on view Intro: 00 10 2002
Wmk: Arch of Triumph 3/4 view
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; normal s/n
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주체94 (2005) No sig With security fibers in paper Wmk: Large winged horse (Chollima)
Without security fibers in paper Wmk: Small winged horse (Chollima)
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; normal s/n
Without security fibers in paper; no wmk; boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
주체94 (2005) No sig Intro: 2005
주체87 (1998) No sig Intro: 2005
주체91 (2002) No sig Intro: 2005
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
주체91 (2002) No sig Intro: 2005
주체96 (2007) No sig
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
주체95 (2006) No sig
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
주체95 (2006) No sig 6- or 7-digit s/n
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Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
1992 No sig Intro: 2007
1998 No sig Intro: 2007
주체87 (1998) No sig Intro: 2007
1992 No sig Intro: 2007
1992 No sig Intro: 2007
주체94 (2005) No sig Intro: 2007
주체96 (2007) No sig Intro: 2007
주체95 (2006) No sig Intro: 2007
주체95 (2006) No sig Intro: 2007
주체91 2002 No sig Intro: 30 11 2009
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
주체91 2002 No sig Intro: 30 11 2009
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
주체91 2002 No sig Intro: 30 11 2009
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
주체97 (2008) No sig Intro: 30 11 2009
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
주체97 (2008) No sig Intro: 30 11 2009
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
주체97 (2008) No sig Intro: 30 11 2009
horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
주체97 (2008) No sig Intro: 30 11 2009
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
주체97 (2008) No sig Intro: 30 11 2009
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
주체97 (2008) No sig Intro: 30 11 2009
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
주체91 2002 No sig Solid security thread printed 1000 ★ 500 ★ 100 Intro: 2014
No security thread Revised wmk
주체91 2002 No sig Solid security thread printed 1000 ★ 500 ★ 100 Intro: 2014
No security thread
주체91 2002 No sig Solid security thread printed 1000 ★ 500 ★ 100 Intro: 2014
No security thread
주체97 (2008) No sig Intro: 2014
주체97 (2008) No sig Intro: 2014
주체97 (2008) No sig Intro: 2014
주체97 (2008) No sig Intro: 2014
주체97 (2008) No sig Intro: 2014
주체97 (2008) No sig Intro: 2014
주체102 (2013) No sig Intro: 2014
Boxed horizontal red 견본 ovpt front; all-zero s/n
주체102 (2013) No sig Intro: 2015
주체102 (2013) No sig Intro: 2015
주체102 (2013) No sig Intro: 2017
주체91 2002 No sig Intro: 2018
주체97 (2008) No sig Intro: 2018
주체97 (2008) No sig Intro: 2018
주체97 (2008) No sig Intro: 2018
주체97 (2008) No sig Intro: 2018
주체102 (2013) No sig Intro: 2019
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