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10 Chon Arirang Festival
| Issuer | Foreign Trade Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2002-2003 |
| Type | Commemorative banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 외화와바꾼돈표 10 전 1988 조선민주주의인민공화국무역은행 십전 (Translation: Foreign currency exchange, 10 Chon, 1988, Foreign Trade Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ten Chon) |
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| Reverse lettering | 10전 (Translation: 10 Chon) |
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North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank issued a dedicated series of low-denomination notes specifically for foreign visitors and diplomats — a parallel currency system that kept hard currency segregated from the domestic won economy. These "tourist won" notes were valid only in designated shops and hotels, effectively functioning as internal vouchers rather than true banknotes. The 2002–2003 dating corresponds to the Arirang Mass Games period, when Pyongyang was actively courting foreign attendance and needed small-denomination scrip for visitor use.
The P#25 series is known in several suffix variants reflecting different authorization periods. This .A3 example is among the later printings within that window.