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2000 Won Kim Il Sung birthplace
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the state emblem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea centrally placed in the field, depicting a hydroelectric dam and power pylon set against a mountain landscape, surmounted by a five-pointed star radiating rays, and flanked by sheaves of rice bound with a ribbon bearing the country's name in Hangul script. The circular legend in Hangul reads the name of the issuing authority along the upper periphery, while the fineness '999' appears at lower left and '1 OZ' at lower right. The denomination '2000 WON' is inscribed in large Latin characters along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 999 1OZ 2000 WON (Translation: Central Bank of Democratic People`s Republic of Korea) |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed relief view of the traditional Korean thatched-roof farmhouse at Mangyongdae, the birthplace of Kim Il Sung, surrounded by trees and rocky outcroppings rendered in a naturalistic landscape style. A commemorative Hangul legend arcs around the upper periphery, reading 'Dear Leader and Comrade Kim Il Sung's 80th Birthday.' The dates '1912-1992' appear in the lower field, flanked by two five-pointed stars, with the inscription '만경대고향집' (Mangyongdae Hometown House) inscribed along the lower rim. |
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