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1 Won Hyonmu
| Issuer | North Korea |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Value | 1 Won (1 KPW) |
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| Obverse description | The National Coat of Arms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea occupies the central field, depicting the Paektu Mountain landscape surmounted by a five-pointed star radiating beams of light, flanked by sheaves of rice tied with a ribbon bearing Korean inscription, and framed by two olive branches at the lower left and right. The Latin legend 'DPR OF KOREA' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '1 WON' appears in the lower legend, both rendered against a darkened field. |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a finely detailed depiction of Hyonmu, the mythological Black Tortoise of the North, one of the Four Guardian Spirits of Korean and East Asian tradition, rendered as a tortoise entwined with a serpent, their heads facing one another. The creature is portrayed in high relief against a darkened recessed field, surrounded by a decorative chevron-patterned border ring. The legend 'HYONMU' arcs along the upper periphery in Latin script, while the Juche year inscription in Korean characters and the Gregorian year '2000' appear below the central device. |
| Reverse script | Latin/Korean |
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