Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
100 Won Polar bear
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
|---|---|
| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central state emblem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea depicted in high relief at centre, featuring the Paektu-san hydroelectric power station, a red star above, and sheaves of rice framing the shield, all bound at the base with a ribbon bearing an inscription in Korean. The circular legend in Korean reading 'Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea' runs along the upper periphery. The fineness '999' and weight '7g' appear in the lower field flanking the emblem, with the date '1999' inscribed at the bottom between two small laurel sprigs. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A colorized scene depicting a female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with two cubs rendered in applied blue and grey enamel coloring, set against a stylized Arctic landscape of blue sea and jagged ice formations. The adult bear is shown in a protective posture, sheltering both cubs in the foreground. The denomination '100 WON' is inscribed in raised Latin letters in the lower right field of the coin. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
North Korea's late-1990s silver issues were produced almost exclusively for the hard-currency export market — the DPRK was in the depths of a famine that killed an estimated 600,000 to one million people between 1994 and 1998, and foreign exchange was desperately needed. These coins never circulated domestically in any meaningful sense. Most reached collectors through intermediaries in China and Europe.