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100 Won Koala
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea occupies the central field, depicting a hydroelectric power station beneath a five-pointed star with radiating rays, flanked by sheaves of rice bound with a ribbon, and a small scroll inscribed in Hangul at the base. The circular legend in Hangul reading the full name of the Central Bank of the DPRK runs along the upper periphery. The weight '7g' and fineness '999' appear in the lower left and right fields respectively, with the date 1996 inscribed in the exergue between two laurel sprigs. |
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| Obverse script | Hangul |
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North Korea issued a series of silver wildlife pieces through the 1990s nominally denominated in Won, though none were intended for domestic circulation — hard currency was functionally banned for ordinary citizens under the regime's strict foreign exchange controls. These coins were produced exclusively for sale to foreign collectors, a quiet revenue stream that the DPRK operated through intermediary dealers in Austria and elsewhere throughout the decade.
The koala subject had no geographic or cultural connection to the issuing state — it was chosen purely for collector appeal in Western and Asian markets.