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20 Won Eulji Mundeok

Issuer Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Year 2003
Type Non-circulating coin
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Obverse description Central device depicts the Taedong Gate (Taedongmun), a celebrated multi-tiered traditional Korean gate structure rendered in fine relief, with elaborate bracketed eaves and tiered rooflines characteristic of Goguryeo architectural style. Figures in traditional costume appear in the lower foreground before the gate. The legend in Korean (Hangul) reads along the upper periphery, with the denomination '20 원' (20 Won) inscribed at the base of the coin.
Obverse script Korean (Hangul)
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Reverse description Central device features a detailed armored bust of Eulji Mundeok, the celebrated Goguryeo general of the 6th–7th century, facing slightly left, wearing an ornate horned military helmet with a plume and full lamellar armor with decorative shoulder guards and chin strap. Korean inscriptions flanking the bust identify the subject as '을지문덕' (Eulji Mundeok) and note the historical period '6~7세기초' (early 6th–7th century). The upper legend in Hangul reads '고구려의 애국명장' (Patriotic General of Goguryeo), and the lower exergue bears the Juche calendar date '주체 92(2003)'.
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