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10 Won Gorch Fock II
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Weight | 31.105 g |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is depicted in the centre of the field, featuring a hydroelectric power station beneath a radiating star, flanked by sheaves of rice tied with a ribbon, all rendered in high relief against a mirror-like proof field. The Korean inscription naming the Central Bank of the DPRK curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination '10 WON' appears in bold Latin lettering at the bottom, flanked by decorative leaf sprays. The purity and weight designation '1 OZ 999' is inscribed horizontally across the middle field on either side of the arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 1 OZ 999 10 WON |
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The Gorch Fock II is a West German naval training vessel, still operated by the Deutsche Marine — which makes its appearance on a North Korean commemorative coin a curiosity worth noting. Pyongyang produced numerous collector-market silver rounds in the 1990s and 2000s featuring foreign ships, landmarks, and wildlife, almost none of which circulated domestically. These were hard currency earns, sold through intermediaries to European and Asian coin markets while ordinary North Koreans had no access to them.