500 Won Foundation of the DPRK

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IssuerNorth Korea
Year2005
TypeCommemorative banknote
Value500 Won
CurrencySecond Won (1959-2009)
CompositionPaper
Size156 × 75 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed30.04.1945.
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#47B
Obverse descriptionKumsusan Palace of the Sun – The Mausoleum of Kim Il-sung, formerly Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang, and Siebold`s Magnolia (Magnolia sieboldii) flowers
Reverse descriptionChongryu Bridge over Taedong River, Pyongyang
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Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering조선민주주의인민공화국 중앙은행 조선민주주의인민공화국창건60돐 500 오백원
(Translation: The Central Bank of the Democratic People`s Republic of Korea, Founding of the Democratic People`s Republic of Korea 60 Years, Five Hundred Won)
Reverse lettering조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 500 오백원
(Translation: The Central Bank of the Democratic People`s Republic of Korea, Five Hundred Won)
VariantsThere exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint "in silver" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000.
Catalog ID8326686560
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