Catalog
1 Won
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Currency | Second Won (1959-2009) |
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| Obverse description | The National Coat of Arms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea occupies the upper central field, depicting a hydroelectric dam and power transmission pylon set against a mountain landscape, surmounted by a five-pointed star emitting rays, and flanked by sheaves of rice bound with a ribbon inscribed with the state name in Hangul. The circular legend in Hangul reading the full name of the issuing bank runs along the left and right periphery. The denomination '1 원' (1 Won) is prominently rendered in large characters at the centre-lower field, flanked by sprigs of leaves, with the date '1987' inscribed in the exergue below. |
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| Obverse lettering | 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 1 원 1987 (Translation: Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1 Won 1987) |
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North Korea's aluminum coinage of the 1980s was produced in two parallel streams: one for domestic circulation, one for foreign visitors and hard-currency transactions through the state's official exchange network. KM#18 belongs to the domestic series, distinguishable from the tourist issues by the absence of a star or other differentiating mark used to segregate currency flows — a system the DPRK maintained to prevent convertible foreign exchange from bleeding into the general economy.