Old-style 5,000 won bills are still in wide circulation in North Korea, despite the recent introduction of a newly designed bill, a source in Pyongyang told NK News.
The source, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of relaying information from North Korea, said old-style 5,000 won bills featuring the portrait of founding President Kim Il Sung were being widely used in shops in Pyongyang this week.
Old-style 5,000 won bills are still in wide circulation in North Korea, despite the recent introduction of a newly designed bill, a source in Pyongyang told NK News.
The source, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of relaying information from North Korea, said old-style 5,000 won bills featuring the portrait of founding President Kim Il Sung were being widely used in shops in Pyongyang this week.
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