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Zackback
Joined: 05 Nov 2010
Location: Kyungbuk
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 Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 8:53 pm Post subject: Does anybody have any North Korean currency? |
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| I figured it would be of some value one day when their regime falls. It would also be pretty cool to show off to a lady when trying to pick her up. |
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thrylos
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 10:05 pm Post subject: Re: Does anybody have any North Korean currency? |
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| Zackback wrote: |
| I figured it would be of some value one day when their regime falls. |
Ha ha ha. It's hardly worth the paper it's printed on now!!!
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| It would also be pretty cool to show off to a lady when trying to pick her up. |
What kinds of girls do you date?
You know it's technically illegal in South Korea, right?  |
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alwaysbeclosing100
Joined: 07 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 11:54 pm Post subject: re |
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1. you can get it as a novelty on ebay
2. it is overpriced and not worth much as tons of it is available
3. possessing it in south korea is illegal |
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tophatcat
Joined: 09 Aug 2006
Location: under the hat
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| Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 2:28 am Post subject: |
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| Uhuuu! 2 peanuts and a half a piece of bread. That's about a day's salary in case you need a currency exchange rate. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 4:52 am Post subject: |
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| I remember a story about a fictitious banana republic country that printed money on its toilet paper, with the notes on the roll adjusting to the rate of inflation as you used the toilet paper. That seems pretty clever. |
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Leon
Joined: 31 May 2010
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| Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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| You can buy it from gift shops that are near where the DMZ tours leave. You can also buy North Korean wine, which is actually not bad. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:29 am Post subject: Re: re |
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| alwaysbeclosing100 wrote: |
possessing it in south korea is illegal |
Odd, then why would they sell it at the DMZ in South Korea? Another Korean law oddity. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:52 am Post subject: |
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| Is the stuff being sold as souvenirs the current currency? |
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