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5 Won World Festival of Youth and Students
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Korean |
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| Reverse description | The central motif is the official emblem of the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students: a stylized five-petal flower composed of overlapping petals, with a circular medallion at the center bearing a dove in flight above the inscription 'PYONGYANG'. The surrounding legend 'THE 13TH WORLD FESTIVAL OF YOUTH AND STUDENTS' arcs along the upper border in Latin characters, while '· XIII-1989 ·' is inscribed along the lower rim. The design is rendered in high relief against a smooth field. |
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The 13th World Festival of Youth and Students was held in Pyongyang in July 1989 — the largest event ever hosted by North Korea, with roughly 22,000 participants from 177 countries. The regime spent an estimated $4 billion on preparations, constructing the Ryugyong Hotel, the May Day Stadium, and extensive infrastructure specifically for the occasion. The expenditure was catastrophic for an already strained economy.
KM#19 was struck for the hard-currency tourist and souvenir trade, not domestic circulation. North Korean won was non-convertible and inaccessible to foreign visitors.