10 Won Buddha

North Korea has issued commemorative coinage for export since the 1970s, primarily targeting foreign collectors rather than domestic circulation — hard currency was the goal, not numismatic prestige. This aluminium piece is part of that collector-export program, produced in limited quantities for sale through overseas dealers and state trading companies.

KM#650 is catalogued among a cluster of similarly dated issues from 2007, many sharing the same aluminium format and 40mm specification across different subjects.