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20 Won Training Ships
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2007 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Taedong Gate (East Gate) of Pyongyang rendered in fine detail, showing the traditional multi-tiered Korean pavilion architecture set against a plain field. The Hangul legend 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행, denoting the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, curves along the upper periphery. The denomination 20 WON appears at lower right and the date 2007 at lower left, separated by a five-pointed star at the base, all within a raised rim. |
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| Reverse script | Hangul, Latin |
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North Korea's commemorative coinage program has long served dual purposes: generating hard currency from foreign collectors while maintaining strict domestic controls on precious metals. This brass issue was produced almost certainly for export sale rather than internal circulation — by 2007, the North Korean won had suffered two decades of chronic devaluation, and a brass 20-won coin held no meaningful purchasing power domestically.