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1 Chon Socialist visitor
| Issuer | North Korea |
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| Year | 1959 |
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| Weight | 0.62 g |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting the National Coat of Arms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, featuring Mount Paektu with a hydroelectric dam in the foreground, framed by sheaves of rice tied with a ribbon at the base, and a five-pointed star radiating rays above the mountain peak. The circular legend 조선민주주의인민공화국 (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) runs along the outer rim in Hangul. The date 1959 appears in the exergue below the coat of arms. |
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| Reverse script | Hangul |
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North Korea issued a distinct series of aluminum coins in 1959 specifically for foreign visitors from socialist-allied nations — a separate currency track designed to control hard currency flows and prevent locals from accessing foreign goods. The "socialist visitor" designation meant these pieces circulated in a parallel economy, used exclusively in state-run shops stocked with goods unavailable to ordinary citizens.
KM#9 sees relatively few survivors in collectible condition, partly because foreign visitors had little incentive to keep low-denomination aluminum pieces of negligible intrinsic value.