{"product_id":"korea-p-35-1-won-1988-unc-lot-of-10-communist-visitor-currency-great-leaders-gift-palace","title":"| 10 pcs lot 10x Korea P-35 x 1 Won 1988 UNC—Lot 10 pcs—Communist Visitor Currency—Great Leader's Gift Palace","description":"\u003cp\u003eLOT OF 10 PIECES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font:serif;\"\u003eA relic of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cold_War\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCold War\u003c\/a\u003e-era currency engineering, this 1988 North Korean \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_exchange_certificate\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eForeign Exchange Certificate\u003c\/a\u003e was never meant for ordinary citizens — it was issued\u003cstrong\u003e exclusively to visitors \u003c\/strong\u003eand diplomats from \u003cstrong\u003ecommunist\u003c\/strong\u003e (\"socialist\") countries (Soviet bloc and China), and portrays the \"\u003cstrong\u003ecastle\u003c\/strong\u003e\" museum exhibiting \u003cstrong\u003ehundreds of thousands of gifts to the Great Leader \u003c\/strong\u003eand his son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OG-Tmdz7KkY?si=PVYmwKBGTmV531t7\u0026amp;start=10\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IrCQh1usdzE?si=cMfh5kAu5KFJY2NO\u0026amp;start=860\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFront\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003c\/strong\u003e pale lavender-pink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDominant engraving:\u003c\/strong\u003e deep crimson-red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAccents:\u003c\/strong\u003e light blue (globe waterdrops logo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e numeral \"1\" in white, set within a large ornate red \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guilloch%C3%A9\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eguilloche\u003c\/a\u003e rosette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorder:\u003c\/strong\u003e elaborate multi-layered lathe-work border in crimson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLogo:\u003c\/strong\u003e globe-and-grain logo of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_Trade_Bank_of_North_Korea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eForeign Trade Bank\u003c\/a\u003e (left), in red and blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer text:\u003c\/strong\u003e 조선민주주의인민공화국 \/ 무역은행 (Foreign Trade Bank of the DPRK)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination text:\u003c\/strong\u003e 일 원 (One Won)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1988 (lower center)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003c\/strong\u003e pale lavender-pink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDominant engraving:\u003c\/strong\u003e deep crimson-red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAccents:\u003c\/strong\u003e blue-grey (globe logo, coat of arms)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain vignette:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Friendship_Exhibition\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInternational Friendship Exhibition\u003c\/a\u003e museum complex on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myohyang_Mountains\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMt. Myohyang\u003c\/a\u003e — a sprawling traditional Korean palace-style complex set among forested hills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoat of arms:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emblem_of_North_Korea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNational Coat of Arms of North Korea\u003c\/a\u003e (upper right)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLogo:\u003c\/strong\u003e globe-and-grain Foreign Trade Bank logo (right)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeader text:\u003c\/strong\u003e 외화와바꾼돈표 (Foreign Currency Exchange Certificate)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuer text:\u003c\/strong\u003e 조선민주주의인민공화국무역은행 (Foreign Trade Bank of the DPRK)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDenomination:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 won \/ 일원\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1988\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCurrency for Use by Foreign Visitors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFamily\/Series:\u003c\/strong\u003e There were two types of currency for use by visitors, dated 1988\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor visitors from \u003cstrong\u003ecapitalist\u003c\/strong\u003e countries, \u003cstrong\u003eP-23 through P-30\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChon\u003c\/strong\u003e notes (1 through 50 chon)\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue regular issue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePurple colour, Issued during the Pyongyang Cultural Festival in 1995\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePink, coat of arms at \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eleft\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, issued during the Arirang Festival in 2002\/2003\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWon\u003c\/strong\u003e notes, sage green (1 through 50 won)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor visitors from \u003cstrong\u003ecommunist\u003c\/strong\u003e (\"socialist\") countries, \u003cstrong\u003eP-31 through P-38\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChon\u003c\/strong\u003e notes in pink, coat of arms at \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eright\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWon\u003c\/strong\u003e notes in crimson red on lavender \u003cstrong\u003e(this type)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOther Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog numbers:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-35; Numista N#204288\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banknote_paper\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePaper\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 111 × 55 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_Trade_Bank_of_North_Korea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eForeign Trade Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e1992\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Korean_won\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSecond North Korean Won\u003c\/a\u003e (1959–2009)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout North Korea\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Korea\" derives from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goryeo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoryeo dynasty\u003c\/a\u003e (918–1392); \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJoseon\u003c\/a\u003e\" (조선), the name used domestically, refers to the ancient \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gojoseon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGojoseon\u003c\/a\u003e kingdom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pyongyang\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePyongyang\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~3.1 million; metro ~3.5 million)\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin of name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Flat land\" or \"Peaceful land\" in Korean (평양, Pyong = flat\/peaceful, Yang = land)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~26 million (UN est.) — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Texas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTexas\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAustralia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120,538 km² (46,540 mi²) — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mississippi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMississippi\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greece\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGreece\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e: ~$1,800 (highly estimated; no reliable official data)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCoal\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iron_ore\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eiron ore\u003c\/a\u003e, textiles, seafood (primarily to China)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChina\u003c\/a\u003e (north), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRussia\u003c\/a\u003e (northeast), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Korea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSouth Korea\u003c\/a\u003e (south, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_Demilitarized_Zone\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDMZ\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial\/spoken language:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKorean\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEthnicities:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Koreans\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKorean\u003c\/a\u003e (~100%)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemberships:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnited Nations\u003c\/a\u003e (1991); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Non-Aligned_Movement\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNon-Aligned Movement\u003c\/a\u003e (1975); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Group_of_77\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eG77\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gojoseon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGojoseon\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Three_Kingdoms_of_Korea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThree Kingdoms\u003c\/a\u003e period (2333 BC–668 AD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unified_Silla\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUnified Silla\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goryeo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoryeo dynasty\u003c\/a\u003e (668–1392)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJoseon dynasty\u003c\/a\u003e (1392–1897)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_Empire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKorean Empire\u003c\/a\u003e (1897–1910)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korea_under_Japanese_rule\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJapanese colonial rule\u003c\/a\u003e (1910–1945)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Civil_Administration\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSoviet occupation of northern Korea\u003c\/a\u003e (1945–1948)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Korea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDemocratic People's Republic of Korea\u003c\/a\u003e proclaimed (1948) — \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kim_Il-sung\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKim Il-sung\u003c\/a\u003e establishes the DPRK; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_War\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKorean War\u003c\/a\u003e (1950–1953) ends in armistice, not peace treaty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDPRK under \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kim_dynasty_(North_Korea)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKim dynasty\u003c\/a\u003e (1948–date) — this note issued during this period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNorth Korea Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cult_of_personality_in_North_Korea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ecult of the Kim family\u003c\/a\u003e is the closest thing to a state religion on Earth. Every home and office is required by law to display framed portraits of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kim_Il-sung\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKim Il-sung\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kim_Jong-il\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKim Jong-il\u003c\/a\u003e, subject to official inspection. Citizens bow before statues and weep publicly at state ceremonies — behavior that defectors describe as both coerced and, for many, genuinely felt after a lifetime of total information control. Kim Il-sung holds the title \u003cem\u003eEternal President\u003c\/em\u003e despite having died in 1994. The state ideology of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juche\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJuche\u003c\/a\u003e functions as a quasi-theology, with the Kims cast not merely as leaders but as the source of all national life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe parallel currency system\u003c\/strong\u003e depicted on this note no longer exists. Today, foreign visitors to North Korea transact in US dollars, euros, or Chinese yuan. Only one department store in Pyongyang — the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rakwon_Department_Store\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRakwon Department Store\u003c\/a\u003e — allows visitors to exchange hard currency into local won and spend it alongside ordinary citizens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Korean_famine\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efamine of 1994–1998\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e — known in North Korea as the \"Arduous March\" — killed an estimated 240,000 to 3.5 million people. The government initially denied it was happening. Aid organizations were given limited and monitored access. The famine reshaped North Korean society, giving rise to informal markets (\u003cem\u003ejangmadang\u003c\/em\u003e) that persist to this day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDespite near-total isolation, North Korea has launched multiple satellites into orbit and maintains \u003cstrong\u003eone of the largest \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_People%27s_Army\" target=\"_blank\"\u003estanding armies\u003c\/a\u003e on Earth\u003c\/strong\u003e — approximately 1.2 million active personnel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Room_39\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRoom 39\u003c\/a\u003e, a clandestine bureau operating out of the Korean Workers' Party headquarters in Pyongyang, is widely believed to have produced the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Superdollar\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\"Superdollar\"\u003c\/a\u003e — counterfeit US $100 bills\u003c\/strong\u003e so technically sophisticated that they were \u003cstrong\u003enearly indistinguishable\u003c\/strong\u003e from genuine Federal Reserve notes. The US Secret Service estimated hundreds of millions of dollars' worth entered circulation before the US redesigned the $100 bill partly in response.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Banknote That Was Never Meant for You, Citizen!\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreign_exchange_certificate\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eForeign Exchange Certificate\u003c\/a\u003e system was North Korea's elegant solution to a hard-currency problem: how do you extract dollars, rubles, and deutschmarks from foreign visitors without letting ordinary citizens touch them? The answer was a parallel banknote — same denomination, same issuer, different colors, different world. Both types were redeemable only at Foreigners' Shops (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foreigners%27_shop\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e외화상점\u003c\/a\u003e), stocked with goods unavailable to the general population.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMt. Myohyang: The Mountain of Gifts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe building on the reverse is the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Friendship_Exhibition\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInternational Friendship Exhibition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, a vast underground complex carved into \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myohyang_Mountains\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMt. Myohyang\u003c\/a\u003e (묘향산 — \"Mysterious Fragrance Mountain\"). It was built in 1978 to house the staggering volume of over 220,000 gifts received by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kim_Il-sung\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKim Il-sung\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kim_Jong-il\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKim Jong-il\u003c\/a\u003e from foreign dignitaries — including a bulletproof limousine from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_Stalin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eStalin\u003c\/a\u003e and a crocodile-leather briefcase from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fidel_Castro\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFidel Castro\u003c\/a\u003e. The complex spans multiple buildings, each dedicated to a different region of the world. Visitors must wear shoe covers and speak in hushed tones. \u003cstrong\u003ePhotography is forbidden.\u003c\/strong\u003e The mountain itself is considered sacred in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_shamanism\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKorean shamanic tradition\u003c\/a\u003e — a fitting home for a monument to dynastic legitimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e1988: The Year of the Seoul Olympics North Korea Boycotted\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis note was printed in \u003cstrong\u003e1988\u003c\/strong\u003e — the same year \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Korea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSouth Korea\u003c\/a\u003e hosted the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1988_Summer_Olympics\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSeoul Summer Olympics\u003c\/a\u003e, an event North Korea \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Korea_and_the_Olympics\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eboycotted\u003c\/a\u003e after failing to secure co-hosting rights. While Seoul showcased its economic miracle to the world, Pyongyang issued this certificate to the socialist visitors still willing to come. The contrast is encoded in the paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn This Document of a Parallel Economy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis P-35 socialist-visitor certificate is one of the most collectible \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Banknotes_of_North_Korea\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNorth Korean issues\u003c\/a\u003e precisely because of its specificity: it was printed for a defined ideological category of person, in a defined year, redeemable in a defined set of shops that no longer exist. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDemonetized in 1992\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, it survived the collapse of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Bloc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSoviet bloc\u003c\/a\u003e by becoming worthless — and then, decades later, invaluable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA crisp, uncirculated example of a closed economy's most candid admission: that not all money is created equal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51969710850359,"sku":"KP35Ux10","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/35x10.jpg?v=1776210514","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/korea-p-35-1-won-1988-unc-lot-of-10-communist-visitor-currency-great-leaders-gift-palace","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}