Since 2001, the North Korean government has abandoned the iconic rate of 2.16 won to the dollar (which is said to have been based upon Kim Jong-il's birthday, February 16) and banks in the country now issue at rates closer to the black market rate.
En 2001 o goberno norcoreano aboliu a taxa de cambio de 2,16 won por dólar (que se di que estaba baseada na data de nacemento de Kim Jong-il: o 16 de febreiro), e o tipo de cambio dos bancos norcoreanos achégase máis á tarifa do mercado negro.