North Korean Won (KPW)

The North Korean Won is the official currency of North Korea.

Currency Details

Currency Code KPW
Symbol ₩
Minor Unit Chon (1/100)
Country North Korea
Central Bank Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Official KPW Central Bank Rates

Live rates on this page are mid-market rates. If you need official central-bank reference rates for compliance, tax, or audit purposes, AllRatesToday also serves published rates from 123 central banks as JSON — see the Central Bank Exchange Rate API.

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Live KPW Exchange Rates

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Coins & Banknotes

🪙 Coins

1 chon5 chon10 chon50 chon₩1

💵 Banknotes

₩5₩10₩50₩100₩200₩500₩1000₩2000₩5000

Frequently Asked Questions

The ISO 4217 currency code for the North Korean Won is KPW. This three-letter code is used internationally in banking, finance, and commerce to identify the North Korean Won.
The North Korean Won (KPW) is the official currency of North Korea. It is managed by the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The symbol for the North Korean Won is ₩. The minor unit is the Chon (1/100).
The North Korean Won (KPW) is managed by the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The central bank is responsible for monetary policy, issuing banknotes and coins, and maintaining the stability of the currency.
Yes. The AllRatesToday API returns live KPW mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON: call GET /api/v1/rates?source=KPW&target=USD with your API key. The same endpoint converts amounts, returns a past date or a date range, and can answer in CSV, XML or Excel. A free API key is available.
Yes. Add time=YYYY-MM-DD for a single past date, or from= and to= for a daily series, to the /api/v1/rates request for KPW. Charts for the last 7 days to 1 year are also available via /api/historical-rates with a period parameter.
The Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is not one of the institutions we collect directly, but KPW may be quoted in tables published by other central banks or the IMF. The Central Bank Exchange Rate API lists every institution and the currencies each one quotes.

KPW Exchange Rate API

Get live North Korean Won (KPW) exchange rates in your app, spreadsheet or backend with one HTTPS request. The AllRatesToday API returns KPW mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON, converts amounts, serves past dates and date ranges.

Endpoints for KPW

What you needRequest
Latest KPW/USD rateGET /api/v1/rates?source=KPW&target=USD
KPW against several currenciesGET /api/v1/rates?source=KPW&target=USD,EUR,GBP
Convert an amount from KPWGET /api/v1/rates?source=KPW&target=USD&amount=1000
KPW rate on a past dateGET /api/v1/rates?source=KPW&target=USD&time=2026-06-30
KPW rate history for a date rangeGET /api/v1/rates?source=KPW&target=USD&from=2026-01-01&to=2026-06-30
KPW rates as CSV, XML or ExcelGET /api/v1/rates?source=KPW&target=USD,EUR,GBP&format=csv

Send your key as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY.

Example request

cURL

curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/rates?source=KPW&target=USD" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript (npm install @allratestoday/sdk)

import AllRatesToday from '@allratestoday/sdk';

const client = new AllRatesToday('YOUR_API_KEY');
const rate = await client.getRate('KPW', 'USD');
console.log(rate);

Python (pip install allratestoday)

from allratestoday import AllRatesToday

client = AllRatesToday(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
rate = client.get_rate("KPW", "USD")
print(rate)

Example response

[
  {
    "rate": 0.0000,
    "source": "KPW",
    "target": "USD",
    "time": "2026-11-01T12:00:00Z"
  }
]

The rate value above is filled in from the live KPW/USD rate when the page loads.

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