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20 Won Year of the Rat
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Currency | Third Won (2009-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central design features the Taedong Gate (Taedongmun) in Pyongyang, depicted in a detailed architectural rendering with traditional Korean multi-tiered pagoda styling, set against a lightly engraved field. The circular legend around the rim reads in Hangul 'Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea,' flanked by two five-pointed stars. The year '2010' appears prominently in the lower central field, with 'DPRK' inscribed below the gate, and the years 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, and 2008 — representing the twelve-year cycle years of the Rat — arranged in the lower exergual area. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a central motif of a rat, the subject animal of the Chinese zodiac twelve-year cycle, surrounded by the remaining eleven animals of the cycle arranged in a circular composition around the field. The denomination '20 WON' appears in the lower portion of the design, with the Korean word for rat '쥐' inscribed above it. The overall design references the traditional Chinese calendar cycle, with fine detail in the rendering of each animal figure. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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