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North Korean won
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
4 ancestors0 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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This currency also received later contributions, distinguished below from its origins.
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Later contribution1868
Japanese silver monme / ginme accountingDocumented · Later contributionPredecessor1871
Japanese ryōDocumentedPredecessor1905–1946
Japanese yenDocumentedLater contribution1947
Korean yen / won before the North–South currency separationDocumented · Later contributionThis currencyKPW
North Korean wonDates, conversion terms and evidence 4 connections
Japanese ryō Japanese yen
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Korean yen / won before the North–South currency separation North Korean won
1947DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Japanese silver monme / ginme accounting Japanese ryō
1868DocumentedLater contribution or absorption
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Japanese yen Korean yen / won before the North–South currency separation
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗No successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.