North Korean won in Lesotho loti

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.

LSL Lesotho loti

Country of application:
Lesotho

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 lisente, 1, 2, 5 thresh.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
10, 20, 50, 100, 200 thresh.

History reference:
Loti, in pl. h. maloti is the currency of the Kingdom of Lesotho. From February 1961, the South African rand, issued to replace the South African pound, was in circulation in Lesotho. On January 19, ...1980, the first national currency was introduced - the loti, divided into 100 licentes and equal to the South African rand. This change was intended to ensure the economic and political independence of Lesotho from the Republic of South Africa, which in reality did not happen. The reverse side of the 50 licente coin contains the image of a rider on a horse, the 2 maloti coin is decorated with the image of five corn inflorescences, the reverse side of the 5 maloti coin is similarly decorated. On the front side of the 1 loti coin there is a portrait of the king of Lesotho, Moshen I, who in the first half of the 19th century. did everything to unite all the tribes that then lived on the territory of modern Lesotho, thereby ending internecine wars. Coins are mostly made of steel.