Thursday, December 22, 2011

North Korea P-20

Country or State: NORTH KOREA (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
Currency: North Korean won (ISO 4217 Code: KPW)

P-20c
Value: 10 won
Dimension: 150 × 75 mm
Features
 
Obverse:
Chollima (Thousand Ri Horse) Statue 
Note: 1 ri is about 500 meters; according to an old tale, this horse is running 1,000 ri every night

Reverse:
Chollima steel complex

Watermark: Not available
Date: 1978
Issued by: Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Remark: Red seal without numeral on back
Use: Foreign Exchange Certificate for convertible (Capitalist) currencies

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