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15 January 2011

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - 1959 Issues

Fifty Jun
Dated 1959, P12, Arms
Reverse - denomination value
One Won
Dated 1959, P13, fishing trawler
Reverse - denomination value
Five Won
Dated 1959, P14, Kim Il sung University Pyongyang
Ten Won
Dated 1959, P15, Taedong gate Pyongyang
Reverse - young girl picking apples
Fifty Won
Dated 1959, P16, railway bridge over Taedong river Pyongyang
Reverse - woman harvesting wheat
One Hundred Won
Dated 1959, P17, factory, steam train, very large note 205mm x 95mm
Reverse -Kumgang mountains

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    Hi paperbanknotes,
    Nice set of banknotes here.
    Do you think the designs are somehow influenced by the Chinese?
    Peasant harvesting? Bridge? Fishing boat? Factory?
    Thanks alot for sharing.
    Cheers :)

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  2. meJanuary 15, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    Hi WhyCollect,

    It's good to hear from you again.

    I don't know to be honest, but you do have a point here. Perhaps it's related to socialism or whatever they were trying to show to the rest of the world what they can or have achieved. It's interesting to see that those earlier issues have Chinese characters writing on it, and then disappeared all together for the 1959 prints.

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