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1 Won Long-Finned Pilot Whale
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Weight | 16 g |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is depicted centrally in the field, featuring Mount Paektu surmounted by a five-pointed star, framed by sheaves of rice and a hydroelectric dam, with a ribbon at the base bearing an inscription. The country name legend in Hangul script curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination '1 WON' appears in the lower field, flanked by stylized wave ornaments. |
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| Reverse description | Two long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) are depicted swimming in profile across the central field, an adult above and a juvenile below, rendered in fine relief against a plain background with stylized waves in the upper field. The Latin binomial legend 'GLOBICEPHALA MELAS' arcs along the upper periphery, while the date '2001' and the German common name 'GRINDWAL' appear in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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