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1 Won
| Issuer | Central Bank of North Korea |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a peasant holding a hoe alongside a worker grasping a sledgehammer, set against a background of factory chimneys evoking the nation's agrarian and industrial aspirations. The composition is enclosed within guilloche ornamental borders, with the bank title rendered in both Chinese characters and Korean Hangul above the vignette. A letterpress guarantee clause issued by the North Korean People's Committee appears beneath the central vignette. |
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| Reverse description | Central oval cartouche encloses an intaglio-style landscape vignette of Mount Paektu, surrounded by intricate guilloche scrollwork in green and brown tones. Large numeral '1' flanks the cartouche on both sides, with Hanja '壹圓' at right and Hangul '원' at left, supported by ornate rosette corner pieces. The inscription '민주조선' arches above the mountain scene, with the date '1947' positioned at the base of the cartouche. |
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| Variants | P#8a - with watermark P#8b - without watermark (modern reprint) |
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