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North Korean won, the Glossary

The Korean People's won, more commonly known as the North Korean won (Symbol: ₩; Code: KPW) and sometimes known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea won, is the official currency of North Korea.^[1]

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1947 establishments in North Korea
Currencies introduced in 1947
Currencies of North Korea

Al Jazeera Arabic

Al Jazeera Arabic (الجزيرة) is a Qatari state-owned Arabic-language news television network.

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Aluminium

Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.

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Arch of Triumph (Pyongyang)

The Arch of Triumph is a triumphal arch in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Banknote

A banknotealso called a bill (North American English), paper money, or simply a noteis a type of negotiable promissory note, made by a bank or other licensed authority, payable to the bearer on demand.

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Bloomberg L.P.

Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

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Capital city

A capital city or just capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational division, usually as its seat of the government.

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Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

The Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is North Korea's central bank.

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Chollima Statue

The Chollima Statue is a monument on in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.

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Chollima Steel Complex

The Ch'ŏllima Steel Complex in Kangch'ŏl-dong, Ch'ŏllima-guyŏk, Namp'o is one of North Korea's largest steel mills with an annual production capacity in the millions of tons.

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Chongryu Bridge

The Chongryu Bridge (청류교) is one of the six major bridges in Pyongyang crossing the Taedong River.

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Choson Sinbo

The, also known by the name of its English edition The People's Korea, is a newspaper based in Japan, published in both Korean and Japanese.

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Civil disorder

Civil disorder, also known as civil disturbance, civil unrest, civil strife, or turmoil, are situations when law enforcement struggle to maintain public order or tranquility.

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Convertibility

Convertibility is the quality that allows money or other financial instruments to be converted into other liquid stores of value.

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COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

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Currency symbol

A currency symbol or currency sign is a graphic symbol used to denote a currency unit.

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Daily NK

Daily NK is an online newspaper based in Seoul, South Korea, where it reports on various aspects of North Korean society from information obtained from inside and outside of North Korea via a network of informants.

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Day of the Shining Star

The Day of the Shining Star is a public holiday in North Korea falling on 16 February, the anniversary of the birth of the country's second leader, Kim Jong Il.

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Division of Korea

The division of Korea began on August 15, 1945 when the official announcement of the surrender of Japan was released, thus ending the Pacific Theater of World War II.

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Economy of North Korea

The economy of North Korea is a centrally planned economy, following Juche, where the role of market allocation schemes is limited, although increasing.

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Emblem of North Korea

The emblem of North Korea is a national symbol adopted in 1993.

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Euro

The euro (symbol: €; currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of the member states of the European Union. North Korean won and euro are Circulating currencies, currencies of Asia and currencies with ISO 4217 code.

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Foreign exchange certificate

A foreign exchange certificate (FEC) is a tool for foreign exchange control in countries where the national currency is subject to exchange controls or is not convertible.

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Government of North Korea

In the North Korean government, the Cabinet is the administrative and executive body.

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Grand People's Study House

The Grand People's Study House is the central library located in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.

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Guilloché

Guilloché, or guilloche, is a decorative technique in which a very precise, intricate and repetitive pattern is mechanically engraved into an underlying material via engine turning, which uses a machine of the same name.

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Hanja

Hanja, alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters used to write the Korean language.

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Hoeryong

Hoeryŏng is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea.

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Hwanggang Dam

Hwanggang Dam (황강댐) is a hydroelectric dam on the Imjin River in Tosan County, North Korea.

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International Friendship Exhibition

The International Friendship Exhibition is a large museum complex located at Myohyangsan, North Pyongan Province, North Korea.

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ISO 4217

ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual currencies and their minor units.

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Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. North Korean won and Japanese yen are Circulating currencies, currencies of Asia and currencies with ISO 4217 code.

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Jong Il Peak

Jong Il Peak is one of the peaks of Mount Sobaek, south-east of Paektu Mountain.

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Juche calendar

The Juche calendar, named after the Juche ideology, is the system of year-numbering used in North Korea.

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Juche Tower

The Juche Tower (more formally, the Tower of the Juche Idea), completed in 1982, is a monument in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, and is named after the ideology of Juche introduced by the country's first leader, Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Il Sung

Kim Il Sung (born Kim Sung Ju; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he led as Supreme Leader from the country's establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. Afterwards, he was succeeded by his son Kim Jong Il and was declared Eternal President.

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Kim Il Sung University

Kim Il Sung University is a university in Taesong, Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Kim Jong Il

Kim Jong Il (born Yuri Irsenovich Kim; 16 February 1941 or 1942 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea.

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Kim Jong Suk

Kim Jong Suk (24 December 1917Suh Dae-sook. Kim Il Sung: The North Korean Leader. New York: Columbia University Press, 1988. – 22 September 1949) was a Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla, a Communist activist, North Korean leader Kim Il Sung's first wife, former leader Kim Jong Il's mother, and current leader Kim Jong Un's grandmother.

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Kimilsungia

Kimilsungia is a hybrid orchid cultivar of the genus Dendrobium.

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Kimjongilia

Kimjongilia is a flower named after the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Korea Development Institute

The (KDI) is a Korean government agency established in 1971 to conduct policy research.

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Korea JoongAng Daily

Korea JoongAng Daily is the English edition of the South Korean national daily newspaper JoongAng Ilbo.

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Korean Empire

The Korean Empire, officially the Empire of Korea or Imperial Korea, was a Korean monarchical state proclaimed in October 1897 by King Gojong of the Joseon dynasty.

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Korean People's Army

The Korean People's Army (KPA) encompasses the combined military forces of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).

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Korean People's Army Air Force

The Korean People's Army Air Force (KPAF;; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍空軍) is the unified military aviation force of North Korea.

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Korean People's Army Ground Force

The Korean People's Army Ground Force (KPAGF) is the main branch of the Korean People's Army, responsible for land-based military operations.

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Korean People's Navy

The Korean People's Army Navy (KPANF;; or the Korean People's Navy (KPN), is the naval component of the Korean People's Army, the North Korean armed forces. There are some 780 vessels including 70 midget submarines (including the Yono-class submarine and Sang-O-class submarine), 20 Romeo-class submarines, and about 140 air cushioned landing craft.

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Korean War

The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea; it began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea and ceased upon an armistice on 27 July 1953.

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Korean won

The Korean Won or Korean Empire won, was the official currency of the Korean Empire between 1900 and 1910.

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Korean yen

The yen was the currency of Korea, Empire of Japan between 1910 and 1945.

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Kumsusan Palace of the Sun

The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun (금수산태양궁전), formerly the Kumsusan Memorial Palace (금수산기념궁전), is a building near the northeast corner of the city of Pyongyang that serves as the mausoleum for Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea, and for his son Kim Jong Il, both posthumously designated as the Eternal leaders of North Korea (Eternal President and Eternal General Secretary, respectively).

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Magnolia

Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus Magnolia depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up.

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Magnolia sieboldii

Magnolia sieboldii, or Siebold's magnolia, also known as Korean mountain magnolia and Oyama magnolia, is a species of Magnolia native to east Asia in China, Japan, and Korea.

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Mangyongdae

Mangyongdae is a neighborhood in Mangyongdae-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Mangyongdae Children's Palace

The Mangyongdae Children's Palace (or Mangyongdae School Children's Palace) in Pyongyang is a public facility managed by Korean Youth Corps in North Korea where pioneer members can engage in extra-curricular activities, such as learning music, foreign languages, computing skills and sports.

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Mangyongdae-guyok

Man'gyŏngdae-guyŏk or Man'gyŏngdae District is one of the 18 guyŏk (wards) that constitute P'yŏngyang, North Korea.

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The mass media in North Korea is amongst the most strictly controlled in the world.

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McCune–Reischauer

McCune–Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean-language romanization systems.

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Monument to Party Founding

The Monument to Party Founding is a monument in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.

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Mount Kumgang

Mount Kumgang or the Kumgang Mountains is a mountain massif, with a peak, in Kangwon-do, North Korea.

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Mount Myohyang

Mount Myohyang is a mountain in North Korea.

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North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia.

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North Korean defectors

People defect from North Korea for political, material, and personal reasons.

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Numismatist

A numismatist is a specialist, researcher, and/or well-informed collector of numismatics/coins ("of coins"; from Late Latin numismatis, genitive of numisma).

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Paektu Mountain

Paektu Mountain or Baekdu Mountain is an active stratovolcano on the Chinese–North Korean border.

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Pak Nam-gi

Pak Nam-gi or Park Nam-ki (21 February 1934 – 17 March 2010) was, until as late as January 2010, Director of the Planning and Finance Department of the ruling party of North Korea.

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Planned economy

A planned economy is a type of economic system where the distribution of goods and services or the investment, production and the allocation of capital goods takes place according to economic plans that are either economy-wide or limited to a category of goods and services.

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Pyongsong

Pyongsong (평성,, officially Phyongsong) is a city in North Korea, the capital city of South Pyongan province in western North Korea.

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Pyongyang

Pyongyang (Hancha: 平壤, Korean: 평양) is the capital and largest city of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution".

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Pyongyang Department Store No. 1

The Pyongyang Department Store No.

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Qianlima

The qianlima (also chollima or cheollima in Korean, and senrima in Japanese) is a mythical horse that originates from the Chinese classics and is commonly portrayed in East Asian mythology.

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Radio Free Asia

Radio Free Asia (RFA) is an American government-funded non-profit corporation operating a news service that broadcasts radio programs and publishes online news, information, and commentary for its audiences in Asia.

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Renminbi

The renminbi (symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB), also known as Chinese Yuan is the official currency of the People's Republic of China. North Korean won and renminbi are Circulating currencies, currencies of Asia and currencies with ISO 4217 code.

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Revaluation

Revaluation is a change in a price of a good or product, or especially of a currency, in which case it is specifically an official rise of the value of the currency in relation to a foreign currency in a fixed exchange rate system.

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Revised Romanization of Korean

Revised Romanization of Korean is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea.

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Samji Lake

Samji is a lake in North Korea.

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Sea of Blood

Sea of Blood is a propagandist North Korean opera credited to Kim Il Sung.

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Socialism is an economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership.

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A socialist state, socialist republic, or socialist country, sometimes referred to as a workers' state or workers' republic, is a sovereign state constitutionally dedicated to the establishment of socialism.

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South Korean won

The South Korean won (Symbol: ₩; Code: KRW) is the official currency of South Korea. North Korean won and South Korean won are Circulating currencies, currencies of Asia and currencies with ISO 4217 code.

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The China Post

The China Post was an English-language newspaper published in Taiwan (officially the Republic of China), alongside the Taipei Times and the Taiwan News.

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The Christian Science Monitor

The Christian Science Monitor (CSM), commonly known as The Monitor, is a nonprofit news organization that publishes daily articles both in electronic format and a weekly print edition.

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The Flower Girl

The Flower Girl is a North Korean revolutionary genre theatrical performance, which was written by the country's leader Kim Il Sung.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The Times

The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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Tongil Market

The Tongil Market, or Unification Market, is a marketplace in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries. North Korean won and United States dollar are Circulating currencies, currencies of Asia and currencies with ISO 4217 code.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_won

Also known as Currency of North Korea, DPRK won, Democratic People's Republic of Korea won, Donpyo, ISO 4217:KPW, Korean People's Won, North Korean wŏn, .

, Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, Magnolia, Magnolia sieboldii, Mangyongdae, Mangyongdae Children's Palace, Mangyongdae-guyok, Mass media in North Korea, McCune–Reischauer, Monument to Party Founding, Mount Kumgang, Mount Myohyang, North Korea, North Korean defectors, Numismatist, Paektu Mountain, Pak Nam-gi, Planned economy, Pyongsong, Pyongyang, Pyongyang Department Store No. 1, Qianlima, Radio Free Asia, Renminbi, Revaluation, Revised Romanization of Korean, Samji Lake, Sea of Blood, Socialism, Socialist state, South Korean won, The China Post, The Christian Science Monitor, The Flower Girl, The Independent, The Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Tongil Market, United States dollar, Won sign, Workers' Party of Korea, Xinhua News Agency, 38th parallel north.

North Korean won, the Glossary

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See also

1947 establishments in North Korea

Currencies introduced in 1947

Currencies of North Korea

References