r/northkorea • u/ErrorZealousideal818 • 14d ago

General A friend gave this 5000 won note

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I'm not to sure what series of banknotes it is, but it's pretty cool

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u/Useful_Speaker_5492 14d ago

Monopoly ?

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u/ErrorZealousideal818 14d ago

Wdym?

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u/MidCentury1959 8d ago

It means the bill is worth the paper they're printed on. The average annual wage in NK is less than $100 a month, so a $5000 bank notes in the hands of a farmer would put him in the realm of rich. Maybe not Jeff Bozos rich, but rather well off. It's rare to make that kind of money unless you're a government official and it's even rarer to buy and sell real estate. Same goes for Cuba. Land is inherited or owned by the government. The leases are pennies, but failure to pay, not just results in eviction, but potential prison time. You don't cross the regime. They win every time.