The 5 Won banknote of 1988, issued by the Central Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, highlights the socialist iconography typical of late 20th-century North Korean currency.
The obverse features the portrait of a North Korean worker, symbolizing the strength and determination of the working class, along with inscriptions in Hangul and the denomination clearly marked. Floral and geometric security motifs surround the central image.
The reverse presents an industrial complex, emphasizing economic progress and the Juche ideology of self-reliance. The note is predominantly printed in brown and green tones, measuring 135 × 65 mm, and carries a watermark with geometric patterns for added security.
Obverse
International Friendship Exhibition museum complex, Mt. Myohyang, and National Coat of Arms
Script: Hangul
Lettering:
외화와바꾼돈표
1988
조선민주주의인민공화국무역은행
5 오원
Translation: Foreign currency exchange, Foreign Trade Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Five Won
Reverse
Denomination
Script: Hangul
Lettering:
조선민주주의인민공화국
무역은행
5
오 원
Translation: Foreign Trade Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Five Won
Features
| Issuer | North Korea |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Foreign Trade Bank of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ((조선민주주의인민공화국무역은행/朝鮮民主主義人民共和國貿易銀行; Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Gonghwaguk Muyŏk Ǔnhaeng)) |
| Period | Democratic People’s Republic (1948-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1988 |
| Value | 5 Won (5 KPW) |
| Currency | Second Won (1959-2009) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 120 × 60 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | 1992 |
