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1 Won Gymnastics
| 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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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | OLYMPIC GAMES SYDNEY 2000 |
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North Korea's foreign currency commemorative program, active from the 1970s onward, was designed almost entirely for export — these coins were never intended for domestic circulation and were sold abroad to generate hard currency for the regime. The gymnastics issue fits squarely into a sprawling series targeting collector markets in Europe and Asia, where DPRK commemoratives found a modest but reliable buyer base through specialty dealers willing to navigate the sanctions landscape of the period.