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5 Won Horatio Nelson and H.M.S. Victory
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | 20g / 999 5 WON |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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North Korea has issued commemorative coinage for foreign export since the 1970s, with pieces like this one bearing no relationship to domestic circulation — the won was not freely convertible and ordinary citizens had no access to hard currency collector issues. These pieces were produced specifically for the international numismatic market, effectively functioning as a foreign exchange mechanism for the regime.
Nelson was killed by a French sharpshooter at Trafalgar in October 1805, roughly twenty minutes before the battle's outcome was certain.