2 Won Fauna of Asia

North Korea has issued commemorative silver in small but steady volumes since the 1970s, largely for foreign hard-currency collectors rather than domestic circulation — won-denominated pieces like this never passed through North Korean hands in any practical sense. The "Fauna of Asia" series sits among dozens of similar wildlife programs issued through the same period, many handled through Singaporean and German distribution intermediaries who coordinated sales to Western collectors entirely outside the DPRK's closed economy.