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50 Chon General issue
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Composition | Aluminium |
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| Obverse script | Hangul |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the celebrated Chollima Statue, the iconic winged horse monument atop Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, depicted in dynamic flight against a radiant sunburst emanating from behind the figure, symbolising the revolutionary spirit and rapid economic progress of the DPRK. The statue is shown in full relief with characteristic stylised rays extending across the field. The date '1978' is inscribed in the exergue below the central motif. |
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North Korea's domestic aluminum coinage of the late 1970s circulated in a rigidly planned economy where prices were state-fixed and coin use was largely ceremonial in function — the state allocated goods rather than letting currency determine access. The 1978 general issue chon series was produced for the domestic population, distinct from the hard-currency tourist coins struck for foreign visitors in the same period, which used different metals and carried different catalog numbers.