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20 Won Year of the Monkey
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a detailed relief depiction of a traditional Korean multi-tiered pavilion set upon a stone terrace, rendered in fine architectural detail. The Hangul legend 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 (Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) arcs along the upper periphery. The denomination 20원 (20 Won) appears in the lower field beneath the architectural motif. The overall design is executed in a formal, medallion style against a smooth, polished field. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, seal script) |
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North Korea has issued commemorative coinage for foreign hard currency since the 1970s, a program that generates convertible revenue while circulating nothing domestically. This piece belongs to that export market — produced for sale to collectors abroad, never intended to pass through a Pyongyang market stall.
KM# 1243.1 distinguishes this from at least one documented variety in the same issue.