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10 Won National Pine Tree
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | 조선민주주의인민공화국 2017 10원 중앙은행 (Translation: Central Bank of the Democratic People`s Republic of Korea, 10 Won) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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North Korea has issued commemorative coinage sporadically since the 1970s, largely targeting foreign collectors through state-controlled export channels rather than domestic circulation — hard currency being far more valuable to Pyongyang than any numismatic purpose. This piece falls squarely into that category. Struck in copper at a weight suggesting deliberate bullion-adjacent presentation, it was almost certainly never intended to pass through a Korean hand in trade.