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10 Won Alexander von Humboldt
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Weight | 1 g |
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| Obverse lettering | 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 10 WON (Translation: Central Bank of Democratic People`s Republic of Korea) |
| Reverse description | A fully-rigged three-masted sailing tall ship rendered in fine detail occupies the central field, depicted underway on stylized waves. A ribbon banner at the upper portion of the field bears the dates '1906 - 2008', while a second scroll legend along the lower field reads 'ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT', identifying the vessel. The design commemorates the famous German brig Alexander von Humboldt, built in 1906 and renowned as a German training ship. |
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North Korea's commemorative gold program of the mid-2000s was aimed squarely at foreign collectors and generated hard currency for the regime — these pieces never circulated domestically. Humboldt is an unusual choice for Pyongyang to honor, though his five-year South American expedition of 1799–1804 and his later travels through Russian Central Asia made him a figure whose scientific materialism could be framed, however awkwardly, within socialist intellectual traditions.
KM#1196 is among dozens of small-format gold issues from this period, most produced at the Bavarian State Mint under contract.