Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Chon Capitalist visitor
| Issuer | North Korea |
|---|---|
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Hangul |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The large numeral '5' dominates the central field, with the Hangul character '전' (chon) inscribed immediately below. A five-pointed star appears to the left and right of the numeral. The entire central design is surrounded by a continuous decorative border of interlocking geometric meander pattern encircling the full inner rim. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
North Korea introduced a parallel coinage system in 1974 specifically for foreign visitors, segregating hard-currency tourists from the domestic economy. This "capitalist visitor" issue — the designation is North Korea's own — circulated exclusively within the Changgwangsan and later Koryo hotels and state-run dollar shops, preventing any foreign exchange from leaking into the general population. The domestic won coins of identical denomination were legally distinct and non-interchangeable by design.