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50 Won Orca
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea occupy the central field, depicting a hydroelectric power station beneath a radiant star, framed by sheaves of rice bound with a ribbon inscribed with the state name in Hangul. The Hangul legend 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 (Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) encircles the design along the outer rim. To the left of the arms the fineness '999' is inscribed, and to the right the weight '155,5g'. The denomination '50 WON' appears prominently at the base, flanked by decorative foliate scrolls. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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North Korea's commemorative silver program of the early 2000s was largely designed for export — these pieces were sold through European and Asian dealers with virtually no domestic circulation, generating hard currency for the state at a time when the country was operating under severe international sanctions following its ballistic missile program escalations of the late 1990s. The coins were typically distributed through Münzen & Medaillen and similar intermediaries with no meaningful connection to North Korean numismatic culture.
KM#891 is one of several large-format wildlife issues from that year, a format chosen specifically to justify high silver content and corresponding retail premiums in foreign markets.