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1 Won North Atlantic Right Whale
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Value | 1 Won |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed relief portrait of a North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is depicted in left profile at the centre of the field, shown surfacing with a characteristic V-shaped blow spray rising above its head. The Latin binomial nomenclature 'EUBAENA GLACIALIS' arcs along the upper periphery, while the German common name 'NOEROLICHER GLATTWAL' curves along the lower rim. The date '2001' appears in the lower central field between the two legend segments. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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North Korea issued a small run of brass wildlife pieces in 2001 under a broader commemorative program that leaned heavily on endangered species — in part a bid for foreign currency from overseas collectors rather than any domestic circulation purpose. The North Atlantic right whale, hunted to commercial extinction by the early twentieth century, had a global population estimated at under 350 individuals by the time this coin was struck.
The brass variant catalogued as Schön#441b exists alongside a silver version of the same type, suggesting tiered production aimed at different collector markets simultaneously.