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5 Won Red Deer
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2004 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the national arms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, comprising a landscape scene with a hydroelectric dam and mountain, framed by a wreath of rice ears tied at the base, surmounted by a five-pointed star radiating beams of light. The circular legend in Hangul script reads '조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행' (Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) around the upper periphery. The denomination '5 WON' appears in Latin characters along the lower border, flanked by stylised olive sprigs, while the weight '15g' and fineness '999' are inscribed in the left and right fields respectively. |
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| Reverse description | A vibrant coloured scene depicting two red deer (Cervus elaphus) in a forest glade: a mature stag with a large multi-tined rack stands in the centre-right, head raised as if calling, while a hind rests on the ground to the left amid patches of water and grass. The background features a detailed polychrome rendering of birch and conifer trees in full foliage. The date '2004' appears in small characters in the lower-left field. The Latin binomial legend 'CERVUS ELAPHUS' is inscribed in the lower exergue on a plain silver ground. |
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North Korea's commemorative coin program expanded aggressively in the early 2000s, largely targeting foreign collectors through intermediary dealers in Europe and China — virtually none of these issues saw domestic circulation. The wildlife series to which this piece belongs was produced almost entirely for hard currency export revenue, a pragmatic workaround for a sanctions-pressured economy.
The red deer (*Cervus elaphus*) has a documented population in the Korean Peninsula's northern mountainous regions, though reliable wildlife data from the DPRK remains scarce.