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10 Won Taekwondo

Issuer Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Year 2001
Type Non-circulating coin
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Obverse lettering 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 10 WON
(Translation: Central Bank of the Democratic People`s Republic of Korea)
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Edge Plain
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North Korea issued a series of collector-focused aluminum pieces in the early 2000s under hard-currency programs designed to generate foreign exchange revenue — coins like this one were never intended for domestic circulation and were sold abroad through state trading companies. Taekwondo's inclusion reflects Pyongyang's long-standing effort to assert the martial art's Korean origins against South Korean and international claims, a cultural argument that ran parallel to the sport's 2000 Olympic debut in Sydney.

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