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20 Won Bamboo and Crane
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#1058 |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a finely engraved depiction of a red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) standing amid bamboo stalks, rendered in a style evoking traditional Korean ink-brush painting. The crane is shown in profile, its plumage rendered in meticulous relief against the mirror-polished background, with bamboo leaves and culms surrounding it. The bilingual arc legend along the upper rim reads '대와 학 BAMBOO AND CRANE' in both Korean and Latin script. In the lower right field, the life dates '1545-1611' and the artist's name in Korean '리경운' and in romanised form 'RI KYONG YUN' identify the Joseon-period painter whose original composition the design commemorates. |
| Reverse script | Korean (Hangul)/Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 대와 학 BAMBOO AND CRANE 1545-1611 리경운 RI KYONG YUN |
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