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1 Won Giant Panda
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is depicted centrally, featuring a hydroelectric power station before a mountain landscape, framed by a wreath of rice ears tied with a ribbon, and surmounted by a five-pointed star radiating rays. The circular legend in Hangul script naming the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea runs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '1 원' and the date '2001' appear in the lower field below the arms. Decorative foliate scroll motifs flank the base of the arms on either side. |
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| Reverse description | A giant panda is depicted in three-quarter view, seated in the central field and facing left as it consumes a sprig of bamboo held in its forepaws. To the left, stylized bamboo stalks with broad leaves rise from the ground, adding naturalistic context to the composition. Small plant sprouts appear in the lower field on either side of the animal. The bilingual legend '熊猫' in Chinese characters and 'GIANT PANDA' in Latin script arc along the upper periphery of the field. |
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North Korea issued a series of brass panda coins around 2001 primarily for the collector export market — hard currency earned through foreign numismatic sales was a meaningful revenue stream for Pyongyang during the prolonged economic crisis that followed the Soviet Union's collapse and the famine years of the mid-1990s. These pieces were never intended for domestic circulation.