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5 Won Eagle
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Value | 5 Won 5 KPW = RSD 0.56 |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the State Coat of Arms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, featuring a hydroelectric dam, a red five-pointed star radiating rays above mountain peaks, and sheaves of rice framing the shield. A ribbon at the base bears the inscription 조선민주주의인민공화국 (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) in Hangul. The circular legend around the periphery reads 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 (Central Bank of the DPRK), with the fineness mark 999 and weight 20g flanking the arms in the lower field. The Juche year 주체 92 and the Gregorian year 2003 appear in the lower portion of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Hangul |
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North Korea's collector coin program, operating under the Foreign Currency Shop system established in the 1970s, produced silver issues almost exclusively for hard-currency export — pieces that functionally never circulated within the DPRK itself. The 2003 issues appeared during a period when the regime was under severe international sanctions following the collapse of the Agreed Framework, and foreign exchange generation through numismatic exports was one of the few mechanisms still available for acquiring hard currency.