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5000 Won Kim Il Sung's Birthday
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Value | 5000 Won |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a facing portrait of Kim Il-sung set against a guilloche underprint. Siebold's Magnolia (Magnolia sieboldii) blossoms are rendered in the surrounding design, complementing the commemorative nature of the issue. Inscriptions in Hangul script identify the issuing authority, the denomination, and the occasion of the 95th anniversary of Kim Il-sung's birth. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents an intaglio rendering of Mangyongdae, the birthplace of Kim Il-sung, with traditional Korean thatched-roof structures set within a landscaped garden of mature trees and shrubs. A fine guilloche underprint in soft lavender and pink tones frames the composition, with the denomination numeral 5000 appearing in the lower left and the Hangul legend 오천원 to the lower right. The issuing authority inscription runs along the upper margin in Hangul script. |
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North Korea's 5000 Won denomination was introduced in 2002 as part of a currency reform that, in practical terms, wiped out private savings accumulated during the informal markets of the 1990s famine years — the "Arduous March" period. The 2007 issue marks Kim Il-sung's birthday commemoration, a recurrent occasion the regime uses to release prestige denominations.
The Pick reference P#56A places this within the post-2002 high-denomination series. Paper composition is notable given North Korea's parallel issuance of polymer notes in the same period for export-facing "tourist won" certificates.