The one won of 1978 is the lowest denomination of its series, and its front looks to the future: a student, a woman and children against new buildings, a symbol of the nation’s «bright future».

The back, by contrast, turns to war: it shows soldiers, a man and a woman. The 1978 series has five denominations in all, from one to one hundred won, and this note opens it.

A set of the 1978 series begins with this note, and its theme of «the future on the front, war on the back» makes it a typical example of North Korean propaganda graphics. UNC condition means the note has never circulated: no folds, no wear, no soiling, even corners — just as it left the press.

More banknotes from this country and this era are waiting in the VPcoins catalogue.