Asia · Ponhea Leu, Kandal, Cambodia · G045

Prahok Season

Farmers bring rice to the river and leave with fish for prahok.

Back of Prahok Season: the Rice-for-fish trade of the prahok season tradition, how a note would work, and the traits of Noun #29 — Back · the tradition

Security Edition v2

The same note set like a banknote: full engraved portrait of Noun #29, guilloche, watermark, thread, foil stripe and microtext, all printed art. What's on it

Security Edition front of Prahok Season: a line-engraved portrait of the full actual Noun #29 in a guilloche oval beside a watermark window, thread and holographic-look stripe — Security Edition · front

Security Edition back of Prahok Season: a color medallion of Noun #29 in a guilloche rosette, with the note's story — Security Edition · back

v2 front SVG ↓ v2 back SVG ↓

The tradition · long-standing; Dec–Feb

Rice-for-fish trade of the prahok season

Each dry season, Cambodian farmers travel to the Tonle Sap River's dai fisheries to trade rice or cash for small fish to ferment into prahok; some fish workers are paid in rice.

Source: Prahoc Season Brings Flood Of Villagers to Dai Fisheries (The Cambodia Daily) ↗

How a note would work

Jars are earned by bringing grain, or by helping neighbours clean and pack fish for their own households, and spent on fish or preserved food. They are never bought or cashed out.

Design concept inspired by this tradition, not issued by or for the people who keep it. Not legal tender, not for sale, no cash value, no redemption and no investment rights.

Front SVG ↓ Back SVG ↓ Machine edition

PlacePonhea Leu, Kandal, Cambodia
Eralong-standing; Dec–Feb
RegionAsia
UnitJar · Jars
Face value5 Jars
SerialGB-G045-N0029
NounActual Noun #29 ↗
Why this NounFish on rice: nigiri is the whole prahok trade in one bite.
Headnigiri
Glassessquare black eyes red
Bodypeachy B
Accessoryglasses logo
Seedbg 0 · body 20 · acc 54 · head 136 · glasses 1