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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 | 2013 |
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| Size | 145 × 65 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Kim Il-sung's portrait occupies the middle field, flanked by Siebold's Magnolia (Magnolia sieboldii) blossoms rendered in intaglio. A commemorative inscription referencing the Great Leader's 100th birthday anniversary appears in Korean script, with guilloche underprint work framing the composition throughout. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents an intaglio view of Mangyongdae, the traditional thatched-roof birthplace of Kim Il-sung set amid dense tree-lined grounds. The numeral 5000 appears in large bold letterpress at the lower left, with the Korean denomination 오천원 at the lower right. A guilloche rosette and decorative foliate scroll occupy the left margin, with the issuer's name in Korean script at the upper left. |
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North Korea has issued commemorative currency tied to political anniversaries since the 1970s, but the 2013 series marking Kim Il Sung's centenary birth year — technically 2012, though this note followed — belongs to a distinct wave of celebratory issues that function more as propaganda artifacts than circulating instruments. These notes were not intended for everyday transaction use; they moved through gift channels and state distribution networks, often packaged in official folders for loyal cadres and foreign visitors.
The watermark security is minimal by international standards, consistent with DPRK domestic printing capability rather than an outsourced job.