Won of the Red Army Command

1945–1947 currency in North Korea

Korean: 붉은 군대 사령부의 원


1 won - front	1 won - back

Denominations

Banknotes

1, 5, 10, 100 won

Coins

Not issued

Demographics

Date of introduction

3 September 1945

Date of withdrawal

6 December 1947

Replaced by

North Korean won

User(s)

Korea under Soviet control

North Korea

Issuance

Central bank

Command of the Red Army in Korea

This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.

Won of the Red Army Command (Korean: 붉은 군대 사령부의 원, romanized: bulg-eun gundae salyeongbuui won; Russian: Вона Командования Красной армии, romanized: Vona Komandovaniya Krasnoy armii) were banknotes issued by the Soviet military command in North Korea and circulated from 1945 to 1947 in parallel with the Korean yen, and then with the DPRK won.

History

After liberation from Japanese forces, Korea was divided into two zones under the control of the American and Soviet military commanders. The zone dividing line ran along the 38th parallel. In circulation in both zones, the Korean yen continued to be used, the issue of which was made by the Bank of Joseon, located in the American zone of occupation, which did not give the Soviet military command the opportunity to use the issue of the bank to cover the costs of maintaining troops. In October 1945, 1, 5, 10 and 100 won banknotes were issued on behalf of the Red Army Command. The banknotes bear the date "1945" and the text is in Korean. The issue of banknotes was mainly limited to the locations of Soviet military units.

In December 1947, a monetary reform was carried out in North Korea, and the North Korean won was introduced instead of the Korean yen. The Won of the Red Army Command was not withdrawn from circulation during the reform, but its further release was discontinued.

List of banknotes

Вона Командования Красной армии 붉은 군대 사령부의 원 Won of the Red Army Command
Picture	Value	Colour	Size
		1	green	124х67 mm
		5	brown	134х77 mm
		10	violet	156х83 mm
		100	pink	168х94 mm

References

Сенилов 1991, pp. 107–108.
"Сенилов Б. "Выпуски денежных знаков Советской армии в Северо-Восточном Китае и Корее"". сайт bonistikaweb.ru.
Cuhaj 2008, pp. 922.

Bibliography

Сенилов, Б.В. (1991). Военные деньги Второй мировой войны. М.: Финансы и статистика. p. 123.
Cuhaj, G.S. (2008). Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. General Issues 1368—1960 (12-е изд ed.). Iola: Krause Publications. p. 1223. ISBN 978-0-89689-730-4.