Korean People's Won

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:currency
gptkbp:banknote_features images of Kim Il-sung and national monuments
gptkbp:banknote_languages gptkb:Korean
gptkbp:banknotes gptkb:Central_Bank_of_the_Democratic_People's_Republic_of_Korea
10 won
100 won
5 won
50 won
5000 won
1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 won
200 won
gptkbp:central_bank gptkb:Central_Bank_of_the_Democratic_People's_Republic_of_Korea
gptkbp:coin_material aluminum
nickel-plated steel
gptkbp:coins 1 won
10 won
5 won
1, 5, 10, 50 chon; 1, 5, 10, 50 won
gptkbp:country gptkb:North_Korea
gptkbp:currency_reform 2009
gptkbp:currency_reform_reason to curb inflation and black market activity
gptkbp:currency_reform_result devaluation and public discontent
gptkbp:currency_sign
gptkbp:exchange_rate_regime non-convertible
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Korean People's Won
gptkbp:inflation_rate high
gptkbp:introduced 1947
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:KPW
gptkbp:not_accepted internationally
gptkbp:official_exchange_rate fixed by government
gptkbp:plural won
gptkbp:precededBy Korean yen
gptkbp:rarely_used_banknotes 1 won
1000 won
500 won
2000 won
5000 won (old series)
gptkbp:rarely_used_coins 50 won
1 chon
10 chon
5 chon
50 chon
gptkbp:stockExchange official rate differs from black market rate
gptkbp:subunit chon
1 won = 100 chon
gptkbp:symbol
gptkbp:unofficial_exchange_rate varies widely
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:North_Korea
gptkbp:usedAlongside foreign currencies in some markets
gptkbp:usedFor domestic transactions in North Korea
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:KPW
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5