500 Won First Armoured Ship

Issuer	Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Year	1991
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Value	500 Won (500 KPW)
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Obverse script	Hangul
Obverse lettering	조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 999 27g 1991
Reverse description	The central field features a detailed relief depiction of the Korean geobukseon (turtle ship), the celebrated 16th-century armoured warship, shown in profile sailing to the right upon stylised waves, its iron-plated hull adorned with rows of spikes and gun ports, and its prow fashioned as a dragon head. Above and to the left, a bust-length portrait of a Korean warrior wearing a traditional helmet with tassel is depicted in the upper field. The curved legend THE FIRST ARMOURED SHIP arcs along the upper right periphery in Latin letters, while the denomination 500 WON is inscribed in bold letters along the lower border.
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