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500 Won Foundation of the DPRK
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Chongryu Bridge spanning the Taedong River in Pyongyang, rendered in intaglio engraving with fine cross-hatched shading capturing the cable-stayed structure and its reflection on the water. A circular guilloche watermark medallion appears at the left, while decorative laurel-branch motifs frame the lower corners. The denomination numeral "500" is printed in large letterpress figures at lower left and upper right. |
| Reverse lettering | 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 500 오백원 (Translation: The Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Five Hundred Won) |
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The date printed on this note — 30 April 1945 — is not an issuance date but a commemorative one: the founding date of the Korean People's Army is conventionally anchored to events in that final week of the Second World War, before the formal establishment of the DPRK itself in September 1948. The 500 Won denomination places this firmly within the post-2002 currency restructuring period, when the DPRK issued a wave of commemorative and circulating notes under the Central Bank following the July 2002 economic reforms.
P#47B suggests a variant within the series — likely a signature or print run difference from the base type.