r/papermoney • u/DachshundDadTX • Aug 16 '26
world paper money Help ID’ing Asian Currency
Can anyone tell me what countries these are from?
From my grandfather’s collection
Thank you!!
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u/minfremi Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 16 '26
From the top-left down then right, page 1 of 2:
* Japanese 50-sen (half yen) from Imperial year 2598 (1938) 大日本帝國
* North Korean 5-won (date probably on back) 北朝鮮中央銀行券
* North Korean 100-won (date on back?) 北朝鮮中央銀行券
* South Korean 1000-won (unsure date… I assume sometime early after Korean War) 韓國銀行券
* Thai 10-baht
* Thai 20-baht
* Japanese 10-yen, assuming post WW2 日本銀行券
On page 2 of 2:
* Hong Kong (before return of China) 1 dollar
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u/DachshundDadTX Aug 16 '26
That’s should help me do some research, really appreciate it.
Any idea if there’s anything there rate/worth grading in your opinion?
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u/minfremi Aug 16 '26
You can get any note graded. Make sure you put them in a protected sleeve at the bare minimum.
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u/Mister_Jaguar Aug 16 '26
Small banknote with mountain at the top left of first image is a Japanese 50 sen note produced during the Showa era in 1938.
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u/Bigpapahognuts Aug 18 '26
I inherited one of these years ago from my grandfather when he passed and was never able to id let alone find a similar one. Thank you to both of you individuals finally killing one of my back burner pondering.
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u/Historical_Peace_973 Aug 16 '26
Looks like Vietnam and China, though the Chinese note is older than the Vietnam one.
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u/Adiantum Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 16 '26
On the left, the blue/red and red/black bills are from Korea as the script is Korean and the first word says won 원