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1 Won Satellite
| Issuer | North Korea |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Edge | Reeded and plain sections |
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| Mintage | 1998 - proof - 1,000 |
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Issued to commemorate the claimed 1998 launch of the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 satellite, this piece appeared amid a period of acute national crisis — the country was in the grip of a famine that had killed hundreds of thousands. North Korea insisted the launch was a success; international monitoring agencies tracked no object reaching orbit and concluded the rocket likely failed to complete its mission.