North Korean won in Kyrgyzstani Som

KPW North Korean won

Country of application:
North Korea

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 50 chon, 1 won.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 won

History reference:
The North Korean Won is the official currency of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea. There are two versions of spelling and pronunciation: "won" - in the feminine, as prescribed by the Spelling... Dictionary of the Russian Language of the Russian Academy of Sciences, edited by V.V. Lopatin, and "won" in the masculine - as the Bank of Russia writes in its daily quotes of the currency bearing the same name as South Korea. This is due to the complexity of translation from Eastern languages. Throughout almost its entire history, the Korean Peninsula has been under the cultural, political and economic influence of a powerful neighbor - China. This influence was also reflected in the monetary system of Korea. Until the end of the 19th century, the main monetary unit was the Korean mun - a cast bronze coin with a square hole.

KGS Kyrgyzstani Som

Country of application:
Kyrgyzstan

Coin denominations in circulation:
10, 5, 3 and 1 som, as well as 50, 10 and 1 tyin.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
5 thousand, 1 thousand, 500, 200, 100, 50 and 20 soms.

History reference:
The national currency of Kyrgyzstan is the som, its international designation is KGS. The resolution on the introduction of the national currency was adopted by the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan on May 10..., 1993. Kyrgyzstan became the second CIS country after Russia to adopt its own national currency after the collapse of the Soviet Union. For a long time there was no catfish symbol. It was approved only at the beginning of 2017. The underlined letter "c" - C was chosen as a symbolic image. A national competition was held to select the symbol. The first letter of the word "catfish" was chosen. The bottom line represents stability. The 20-som banknote depicts the famous akyn Togolok Moldo, as well as the 15th century caravanserai Tash Rabat, which is located in Naryn. The banknote of 50 soms is dedicated to the leader and ruler of Kurmanjan-datka