5 Won STS Sedov

The Sedov is a four-masted barque built in Kiel in 1921, originally named Magdalene Vinnen II for a German shipping family. Seized by the Soviet Union as war reparations in 1945, she was renamed after the Arctic explorer Georgy Sedov and converted to a training vessel. She still sails — one of the largest traditional sailing ships still in active use.

North Korea issued numerous foreign-themed sailing ship coins throughout the 2000s, largely for the export collector market rather than domestic circulation. KM#1085 belongs to a broader series targeting European distributors.