5 Won Tiger Meteorological Map

€355,206.00
IssuerNorth Korea
Year2017
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value5 Won
CurrencyThird Won (2009-date)
CompositionCopper
Weight20.5 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRectangular
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
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In circulation to
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionState seal of DPRK with denomination and year below
Obverse scriptHangul
Obverse lettering조선민주주의인민공화국 중앙은행 5원 주체106 (2017) 년
(Translation: Central Bank of the Democratic People`s Republic of Korea, 5 Won, Juche 106 (Year 2017))
Reverse descriptionMap of the Korean peninsula in the style of a stretching tiger. (Choi Nam-seon rebelled against Bunjiro Goto`s portrayal of the Korean Peninsula as a rabbit caught on its hind legs during the Japanese colonial period.)
Reverse scriptChinese, Hangul
Reverse lettering근역강산맹호기상도
(Translation: Meteorological Topographic Tiger Map)
Edge
Mint
Mintage2017  - - 1 000
Catalog ID2238956230
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