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20 Won Horseback Hunter
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Value | 20 Won 20 KPW = RSD 2.23 |
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| Reverse description | A mounted archer, depicted in the linear artistic style characteristic of Koguryo tomb murals of the 4th century, is shown in dynamic motion galloping to the left astride a leaping horse. The rider, wearing traditional costume and a horned helmet, draws a bow at full tension. A fleeing animal, rendered in the same stylised manner, is depicted to the lower right of the field. The curved legend 'HUNTING · KOGURYO PERIOD · 4TH CENT.' arcs around the upper periphery, and the date '2005' appears in the lower exergue, flanked by two horizontal rules. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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North Korea's commemorative silver program expanded sharply in the early 2000s as the regime pursued hard currency through collector coin sales, primarily channeled through foreign distributors in Austria and China. These pieces were never intended for domestic circulation — North Korean won coins of any kind were effectively inaccessible to ordinary citizens under the country's tightly controlled monetary system.
KM#1057 draws on the Goguryeo tomb murals of Anak and Muyongchong, ancient hunting scenes that the DPRK has long claimed as foundational to Korean cultural identity.