5 Won

Issuer	Soviet Red Army Command (North Korea)
Year	1945
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	Printed in red-brown on white paper, the obverse is centred on a cartouche bearing the Chinese numeral 伍 and the Korean syllable 원, enclosed within a symmetrical guilloche underprint of stylized floral and foliate motifs. Corner numerals 5 appear within the border frame, and the serial number is printed twice in the lower field. A rectangular panel at the top carries the Korean Red Army Command inscription, while a lower panel contains the legal tender clause.
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Reverse description	The reverse, printed in the same red-brown ink, carries a central cartouche with the Chinese numeral 伍 and Korean 원, flanked on each side by large symmetrical vignettes of ornate stylized plumage rendered in fine line work. Corner numerals 5 occupy each angle of the border frame, with the date 1945년 printed below the central cartouche. A lower panel bears the counterfeiting warning inscription.
Reverse lettering	伍 원 1945년 화폐위조자는 전시법령에 처벌함 (Translation: Five Won, 1945, Money counterfeiters will be punished by wartime laws and regulations)
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