20 Chon

20 Chon - obverse20 Chon - reverse

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Features

Issuer North Korea
Period Provisional People's Committee (1946-1948)
Type Standard banknote
Year 1947
Value 20 Chon (0.20)
Currency First Won (1947-1959)
Composition Paper
Size 85 × 45 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 1959
Number
N#
204125
References P# 6
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Ornamental designs

Script: Chinese

Lettering:
北朝鮮中央銀行券
貳拾 錢
1947

Translation:
Banknote of the Central Bank of North Korea
Twenty Chon

Reverse

Ornamental designs

Script: Hangul

Lettering:
민주조선
20 전 20

Translation:
Democratic Chosun
20 Chon

Comments

The original series of 1947 was printed by the Soviet Union and had watermark of a symmetrical pattern.
In the 1990's the North Korean government realised that there were very few remaining banknotes of this series, which had made them extremly expensive. So the government decided to make an enormous amount of reprints with the only reason to make a large profit from foreign collectors. These reprints does not have a watermark.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1947  7% P# 6a; With watermark
1947  $ 1.10 93% P# 6b; Without watermark, modern reprint

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 20 ChonPicture 1 of a sold 20 Chon
Katz
Auction 102
Lot 140
Internet Archive
28 Nov 2023 Undetermined UNC Unsold
The lot includes several items.
Picture 1 of a sold 20 ChonPicture 1 of a sold 20 Chon
Katz
Auction 93
Lot 127
Internet Archive
24 Aug 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 7.56
(EUR 7.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 ChonPicture 1 of a sold 20 Chon
Katz
Auction 89
Lot 989
Internet Archive
10 Jul 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 5.40
(EUR 5.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 ChonPicture 1 of a sold 20 Chon
Katz
Auction 87
Lot 78
Internet Archive
21 Jun 2023 Undetermined XF USD 19.44
(EUR 18.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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