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1 Won 3 000 Years of Korean History
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The state arms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea depicted in high relief at centre, comprising a hydroelectric dam and power pylons below a radiant five-pointed star, flanked by sheaves of rice bound with a ribbon bearing the state name in Korean script. A circular Korean legend reading 조선민주주의인민공화국 (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) runs along the upper border. Decorative wing-like sprigs flank the denomination numeral 1 원 (1 Won) inscribed at the bottom of the field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Issued to mark the millennial year, this piece commemorates a founding mythology rather than a documented historical event — the 3,000-year figure references the Dangun legend, the semi-divine founder of Gojoseon, whose reign is traditionally dated to 2333 BC. North Korean state historiography has long treated Dangun not as myth but as verified fact, and in 1993 the government announced the supposed discovery of his tomb near Pyongyang, a claim rejected by archaeologists outside the DPRK.
Aluminium commemoratives of this type were produced primarily for foreign collectors and diplomatic distribution, not domestic circulation.