Catalog
1 Chon General issue
| Issuer | Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 1959-1970 |
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| Value | 1 Chon (0.01 KPW) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the national emblem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, comprising a hydroelectric dam and power plant set against a mountain landscape, framed by sheaves of rice tied with a ribbon at the base and surmounted by a five-pointed star radiating rays above. Flanking the lower portion of the emblem are stylised oak leaf sprigs. The circular legend 조선민주주의인민공화국 (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) runs along the upper periphery in Hangul script, with the date 1959 appearing in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Hangul |
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North Korea's earliest post-partition coinage was introduced in 1959 as the country rebuilt its monetary infrastructure following the devastation of the Korean War. The chon denominations issued that year represented the first standardized coinage of the DPRK, replacing a currency system that had relied heavily on Soviet-backed occupation currency and later provisional issues.
Aluminium was the practical choice for low-denomination coinage across the Eastern Bloc during this period, and North Korea followed suit — Soviet industrial influence on the early DPRK mint is well documented.