5 Chon

Features

Issuer	North Korea
Period	Democratic People's Republic (1948-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	97 (2008)
Calendar	Juche
Value	5 Chon (0.05)
Currency	Third Won (2009-date)
Composition	Aluminium
Weight	1 g
Diameter	19 mm
Thickness	1.51 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 78642
References	KM# 1171 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 997.1 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Coat of Arms.

Script: Hangul

Lettering:
조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행
5전

Translation:
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Central Bank
5 Chon

Reverse

Flower.

Script: Hangul

Lettering:
목 란 꽃
주게97 (2008)

Translation:
Magnolia flower
Juche 97 (2008)

Edge

Plain

Comments

This coin was initially struck in 2008, but hyperinflation put off their release date until December of 2009, after the Third Won was introduced. Even so, due to the revaluation of the currency, the 5 chon pieces' value was so low it was basically irrelevant.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
97 (2008)								$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.20

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