2 Won Fauna of Asia - Giant Panda

North Korea has issued collector coinage under the Central Bank banner since the 1970s, almost entirely for foreign hard-currency sales rather than domestic circulation — won-denominated silver pieces like this one never meaningfully entered the DPRK economy. The Giant Panda subject is a recurring choice across socialist-state numismatic programs, partly due to consistent demand from Chinese collector markets, which remain the primary buyers of North Korean issues through Macau and Hong Kong intermediaries.