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1 Won
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Value | 1 Won 1 KPW = USD 0.0011 |
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| Obverse description | The State coat of arms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea occupies the central field, depicting a hydroelectric dam and power station set against a radiating sunrise, surmounted by a five-pointed star, and flanked by sheaves of rice bound with a ribbon at the base. The circular legend 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 (Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) arcs around the upper periphery in Hangul script. The denomination 1 원 appears at the bottom center, flanked by decorative scroll ornaments. |
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| Obverse script | Hangul |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a detailed architectural view of the Haeinsa Temple complex, the historic Korean Buddhist monastery renowned as the repository of the Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks. The upper legend in Hangul and Chinese characters reads 민족의 자랑-《팔만대장경》(八萬大藏經), meaning 'Pride of the Nation — the Tripitaka Koreana (Eighty Thousand Tripitaka)'. An inscription in the central field records the printing period 인쇄한 기간 1236–1251, with the designation 문화유산 (Cultural Heritage) below. The Juche year and Gregorian date 주체 94 (2005) appear along the lower margin. |
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