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20 Won Year of the Snake
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Korean (Chosŏn'gŭl) |
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| Reverse description | Central motif featuring a colorized coiled snake, naturalistically rendered in polychrome enamel applied within a raised circular cartouche, commemorating the Lunar Year of the Snake. To the upper left of the cartouche, a square seal-style cartouche bearing the Korean zodiac character for snake (사) is depicted in relief. The surrounding field is decorated with finely engraved fruiting branches bearing cherries and foliage in an elegant East Asian decorative style. The date '2009' is inscribed at the base of the reverse field. |
| Reverse script | Korean (Chosŏn'gŭl) |
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