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10 Won Aachen Cathedral

Issuer Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Year 2009
Type Non-circulating coin
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Edge Reeded
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Additional information

Aachen Cathedral holds the distinction of being one of the inaugural sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1978. North Korea's numismatic export program — operated largely through agencies like the Korea Minhwa Trading Corporation to generate hard currency — produced small-format gold issues like this one almost exclusively for foreign collectors, primarily in Europe and East Asia. They circulated nowhere.

The choice of a Carolingian monument for a Pyongyang-issued coin is purely commercial, targeting German and European collector markets where Aachen retains strong regional significance.

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