10 Won King of the Forest

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.