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1 Won
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Value | 1 Won |
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| Obverse script | Korean (Hangul) |
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| Reverse description | A facing bust portrait of the legendary Korean founder King Tangun dominates the central field, rendered in fine relief with traditional attire. Surrounding the portrait is a circular legend identifying the subject, with a depiction or reference to his tomb incorporated into the design. The date in the Juche calendar era ('주체91', corresponding to 2002) appears within the lettering, separated by a dot, affirming the commemorative nature of the issue. |
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North Korea has issued aluminum 1 Won pieces intermittently since the 1970s, but the early 2000s issues were produced primarily for internal circulation during the depths of the Arduous March famine period, when the state's public distribution system had largely collapsed. Aluminum was the practical choice — cheap, domestically processable, and requiring no foreign currency to procure.
KM#794 is among several distinct 1 Won types cataloged from this era, differentiated by reverse design, making attribution dependent on careful cross-referencing with the Schön numbering.