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10 Chon Pyongyang Cultural Festival
| Issuer | Foreign Trade Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Value | 10 Chon (0.10 KPW) |
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| Obverse lettering | 외화와바꾼돈표 10 십전 1988 조선민주주의인민공화국무역은행 십전 (Translation: Foreign currency exchange certificate, 10 Chon, 1988, Foreign Trade Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ten Chon) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is covered entirely in a dense, intricate guilloche pattern in mauve and pink, centering on a large shield-shaped vignette containing the denomination '10전' in bold Korean numerals and script. Repeating microprint borders frame the upper and lower edges, and a decorative floral ornament in the lower right corner accompanies the numeral '10' in white. |
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The Foreign Trade Bank of the DPRK issued a series of small-denomination foreign exchange certificates specifically for use by visitors during the 1995 Pyongyang Spring Friendship Art Festival — a state-managed cultural event that brought in delegations from aligned and non-aligned nations. These notes were not intended for the general domestic economy and circulated only within designated hard-currency channels: hotels, specific shops, and venues accessible to foreigners.
The DPRK ran parallel currency systems throughout this period, with separate instruments for socialist-bloc visitors versus hard-currency holders. P#25A.2 falls within the soft-currency tourist certificate branch of that arrangement.