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1 Won Blue Whale
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The State Emblem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is depicted centrally in the field, featuring a hydroelectric power station beneath a five-pointed star radiating beams of light, framed by sheaves of grain bound with a ribbon inscribed with the state name in Hangul. Flanking the lower portion of the emblem are two stylised branch sprigs extending toward the rim. The Hangul legend arcs along the upper periphery, with the denomination '1 WON' inscribed in Latin characters at the base. |
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| Obverse lettering | Type 1: 조선민주주의인민공화국 1 원 Type 2: 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 1 원 (Translation: Type 1: Democratic People`s Republic of Korea 1 won Type 2: Central Bank of the Democratic People`s Republic of Korea 1 won) |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed relief of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is depicted in left profile, occupying the central field and swimming above a suggestion of ocean waves. In the background, a rocky coastal formation or iceberg and seabirds in flight are rendered above the waterline, conveying an open-sea environment. The Latin scientific name 'BALAENOPTE MUSCULUS' curves along the upper legend arc, while the date '2001' and the German common name 'BLAUWAL' appear in two lines at the base of the reverse. |
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