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10 Won Parrot
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse lettering | 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 999 31 g 1996 (Translation: Central Bank of the Democratic People`s Republic of Korea) |
| Reverse description | A vibrantly coloured parrot, rendered in polychrome enamel, is depicted perched on a branch at centre, facing left. The bird displays a blue and green head and upper body, with yellow-green lower plumage and red feet gripping the branch. A row of raised beaded dots lines the left field. The denomination '10 WON' is inscribed in raised lettering to the lower left, and the legend 'FAUNA OF ASIA' arcs along the upper right periphery in Latin characters. |
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North Korea's foreign currency collectibles program, active through the 1990s, existed almost entirely to generate hard currency from overseas buyers — these coins were never intended for domestic circulation and were largely sold through numismatic channels in China, Japan, and Europe. The parrot series sits within a broader run of wildlife-themed issues from Pyongyang during this period, produced when the regime was navigating the catastrophic famine years and needed any available source of foreign exchange.
KM#115 is documented in multiple finish variants from this year. Confirm whether this example carries a proof or specimen designation before pricing against population data.