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2 Chon FAO
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Value | 2 Chon (0.02 KPW) |
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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 dam and power transmission tower framed by sheaves of rice, with a radiant five-pointed star above. The arms are encircled by the Hangul legend reading the full official name of the issuing state, arranged along the upper periphery. The date 2002 appears in the lower exergue in Arabic numerals. |
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| Obverse lettering | 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 2002 (Translation: Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) |
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Issued as part of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization coin program, which enlisted member states to produce themed coinage promoting agricultural awareness and food security. North Korea's participation in FAO issues is an oddity — the country was in the grip of a famine that had killed an estimated 240,000 to 3.5 million people through the late 1990s, depending on the source consulted. Whether the timing reflects institutional inertia, a desire for foreign currency, or something else entirely is not documented.