‘Eternal president’ Kim Il-Sung’s image disappears from currency giving rise to conflicting explanations
Special to WorldTribune.com By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com SEOUL — North Korea has dropped the image of its founding father Kim Il-Sung from new banknotes as grandson and new leader Kim Jong-Un struggles to assert his authority, sources and analysts said. The North’s new 5,000-won bills obtained by the South Korean government no longer feature Kim Il-Sung. On […]