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500 Won Football World Championship France 1998
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The state coat of arms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is depicted in the central field, featuring a hydroelectric power station illuminated by rays of light, framed by sheaves of rice tied with a ribbon bearing the national name in Korean script, and surmounted by a five-pointed star. Flanking the lower field are sprigs of foliage. The circular legend in Korean characters names the issuing authority along the upper periphery, while the fineness designation '999' and weight indicator '1oz' appear in the left and right fields respectively. The date '1996' is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | A colorfully enameled depiction of a goalkeeper in a red jersey and brown shorts, shown in dynamic mid-dive pose attempting to block a football approaching the goal net at right. The playing field is rendered in green enamel at the lower portion of the coin. The curved legend 'WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF FOOTBALL FRANCE 1998' arcs along the upper periphery in Latin characters. The denomination '500 WON' appears in a recessed panel at the base of the design. |
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North Korea's participation in the 1998 World Cup was purely as a license holder, not a qualifier — the DPRK national team did not compete in France. The coin was issued two years ahead of the tournament as part of a broader hard-currency generation program, one of several dozen commemorative series the Central Bank produced through foreign minting contractors during the 1990s famine period, when external revenue sources were critical to the regime.