Catalog
10 Won
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| In circulation to | 1992 |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette portrays the Chŏllima winged horse monument of Pyongyang in dark brown intaglio over a rose-pink guilloche underprint, with multicolour rosette ornaments at left and right. The National Coat of Arms is set within an elaborate guilloche medallion at upper left, while the denomination numeral '10' appears in a scalloped cartouche at lower left and within a circular panel at upper right. The date '1978' is printed at lower centre, and a two-part serial number is present in red. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a panoramic riverside industrial scene in dark brown intaglio over a pale rose guilloche ground, with a large factory complex and multiple smokestacks along the right bank reflected in a foreground waterway where small vessels are visible. A multicolour rosette medallion occupies the lower left, with interlocking guilloche borders along both vertical edges. The denomination numeral '10' appears at upper left and upper right, with the Korean denomination inscription at lower right. |
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| Variants | P#20a - without seal on back use: for general circulation P#20b - green seal without numeral on back use: Foreign Exchange Certificate for non-convertible (Socialist) currencies P#20c - red seal without numeral on back use: Foreign Exchange Certificate for convertible (Western) currencies P#20d - red seal with numeral on back use: Foreign Exchange Certificate for convertible (Western) currencies (2nd issue) P#20e - blue seal with numeral on back use: Foreign Exchange Certificate for non-convertible (Socialist) currencies (2nd issue) |
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