5 Won Horatio Nelson and H.M.S. Victory

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.