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10 Won King of the Forest
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the State Emblem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, depicting a hydroelectric power station framed by a wreath of rice ears, surmounted by a five-pointed star radiating rays, all in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The circular legend naming the Central Bank of the DPRK in Hangul script arcs around the upper periphery. The denomination '10원' appears prominently in the lower field, with the Juche calendar date '주체108(2019)년' inscribed below in smaller characters. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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North Korea has issued a steady stream of collector-focused copper and brass pieces since the 1970s, largely targeting the foreign hard-currency market rather than domestic circulation — the won itself has been functionally inaccessible to ordinary North Koreans for most transactions. The "King of the Forest" series falls squarely into that export-novelty category, produced for international coin dealers and themed sets rather than any monetary function.
At 20 grams in copper with a 40mm diameter, the striking was almost certainly contracted through a third-party mint, as the DPRK has historically relied on outside facilities — including in Poland and the Czech Republic — for its collector coin production.