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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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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a large central denomination numeral '10' accompanied by the Korean character '전' (chon), set against an intricate guilloche underprint in mauve and pink tones. The National Coat of Arms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea appears in a circular vignette at the left, with the serial number printed in red at the lower left. The date '1988' appears at the lower right alongside the value expressed in Korean script '십전', with the issuing bank name inscribed in a banner along the lower margin and the heading '외화와바꾼돈표' (Foreign Currency Exchange Certificate) at the upper right. |
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| 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.