Catálogo
50 Won Socialist Visitor
| Emisor | Foreign Trade Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Año | 1988 |
| Tipo | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Valor | 50 Won (50 KPW) |
| Moneda | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Composición | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Tamaño | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Forma | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Impresor | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Diseñador(es) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Grabador(es) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| En circulación hasta | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Referencia(s) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Descripción del anverso | The obverse carries a central vignette of the International Friendship Exhibition museum complex set against Mount Myohyang, rendered in a detailed intaglio-style print. The national coat of arms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea appears alongside the architectural scene. Inscriptions identifying the issuing bank and the denomination frame the design, with the date 1988 printed below the central composition. |
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| Leyenda del anverso | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Descripción del reverso | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Leyenda del reverso | 조선민주주의인민공화국 무역은행 50 오십원 (Translation: Foreign Trade Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Fifty Won) |
| Firma(s) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Tipo de protección | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Descripción de la protección | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Variantes | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Comentarios |
North Korea maintained a parallel currency system for foreign visitors throughout the 1980s, issuing separate notes for socialist-bloc nationals and capitalist-bloc nationals — this 50 Won belongs to the former category, identifiable by the red serial numbers used for that series. The distinction wasn't merely administrative; it enforced hard divisions in where holders could spend their money, restricting socialist visitors to designated shops and facilities separate from those accessible to Western currency holders.
The Foreign Trade Bank series was introduced partly to capture foreign exchange without exposing the domestic won to external valuation pressure. P#38 is among the higher denominations in the socialist visitor series, suggesting it was intended for larger controlled purchases rather than routine transactions.