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2 Won Fauna of Asia
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Diameter | 30 mm |
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| Obverse script | Hangul, Latin |
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| Reverse description | A Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is depicted in full color enamel, clinging to the trunk of a tree with foliage rendered in shades of green surrounding the animal. The panda's distinctive black-and-white coloration is faithfully reproduced using applied color technique against the polished silver field. The series title 'FAUNA OF ASIA' is inscribed in Latin characters along the upper left arc, while the Chinese characters 大熊貓 (Giant Panda) appear at the upper right. The denomination '2 WON' is displayed in a rectangular cartouche at the lower right of the field. |
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North Korea's hard-currency commemorative program, active since the 1970s, was never intended for domestic circulation — these pieces were produced exclusively for export sale to foreign collectors, generating foreign exchange for a state perpetually starved of it. By 2001, the program had expanded into dozens of annual wildlife and nature themes, with several mints outside the DPRK handling actual production under contract.
KM#781 is one of multiple distinct types sharing the "Fauna of Asia" umbrella from this year, making series attribution without the original packaging occasionally unreliable.