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| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea occupies the central field, depicting a hydro-electric dam and mountain landscape surmounted by a five-pointed star radiating beams of light, the whole flanked by sheaves of rice tied with a ribbon bearing an inscription. The issuer's legend in Hangul script runs along the upper periphery, with decorative floral sprigs flanking the lower field. The denomination '1 원' appears below the emblem, with the date '2001' inscribed beneath in the exergue. |
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| Reverse description | A facing portrait bust of Zhou Enlai (1898–1976), first Premier of the People's Republic of China, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The subject is depicted in a Mao-collar jacket, with a composed, forward-facing expression. The commemorative legend in simplified Chinese characters arcs along the upper periphery, reading '周恩来总理诞辰100周年'. Decorative floral sprigs flank the lower portion of the portrait, and the birth and centenary dates '1898–1998' are inscribed in the lower exergue. A beaded inner border frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse lettering | 周恩来总理诞辰100周年 1898-1998 (Translation: 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Premier Zhou Enlai) |
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