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1 Won Daeseong Fortress, Aluminium
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | At centre, the National Coat of Arms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, depicting Mount Paektu with a red star above radiating rays, framed by sheaves of rice tied with a ribbon, and a hydroelectric dam in the lower field. The circular legend in Hangul script reads along the upper periphery, giving the full name of the issuing state and bank. The denomination '1 원' (1 Won) appears in large Hangul characters at the base, flanked on either side by decorative floral sprigs. |
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| Obverse script | Hangul |
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Daeseong Fortress, built during the Goguryeo kingdom and dating to roughly the 5th–7th centuries AD, sits on the outskirts of Pyongyang and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Capital Cities and Tombs of Ancient Koguryo Kingdom inscription — though that designation came in 2004, three years after this coin was struck. North Korean commemorative aluminium issues from this period were produced primarily for the foreign collector market rather than domestic circulation, a practice the DPRK's state mint pursued aggressively through the 1990s and 2000s to generate hard currency.