10 Won Leaning Tower of Pisa

North Korea has issued commemorative coinage through foreign minting arrangements since the 1980s, largely as hard-currency earners targeting collectors outside the country — revenue the regime could repatriate without engaging normal trade channels. This piece is part of that broader program, which has produced hundreds of types with little connection to domestic circulation or North Korean cultural identity.

KM#1248 is struck in 1g of .999 gold, placing it in a category of fractional issues produced in sufficient numbers to remain readily available on the secondary market despite their exotic issuer.