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2 Won Fauna of Asia - Giant Panda

Issuer Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Year 2004
Type Non-circulating coin
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Edge Plain
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North Korea's collectible coin program has long operated as a hard currency earner for the state, with silver wildlife issues sold almost exclusively to foreign dealers and collectors — primarily through intermediaries in China and Germany — while ordinary citizens had no access to them. The Giant Panda subject is notable here: the animal is native to China, not Korea, which signals plainly that this piece was designed for export appeal rather than any domestic narrative.

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