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500 Won Multicolor long-tailed Angelfish
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 1 OZ 999 1996 500 WON |
| Reverse description | A polychrome enamelled depiction of two long-tailed angelfish (Pterophyllum eimekei) occupies the central field, rendered in shades of lavender, brown, grey, and yellow against a mirror-proof black background, with green aquatic vegetation at lower left and a stylised yellow coral formation at right. The fish are shown in a naturalistic aquarium setting, their elongated dorsal and ventral fins prominently displayed. The Latin legend 'LONG-TAIL PTEROPHYLLUM EIMEKEI' arcs along the upper border. The individual serial number '0361/1950' is engraved in the lower field, with the 'LCC' issuer cartouche appearing at the bottom centre. |
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North Korea began issuing silver proof commemoratives in earnest during the 1990s, primarily for export sale through numismatic dealers in Europe and Asia — hard currency the regime badly needed following the collapse of Soviet aid and the onset of the catastrophic famine years. This piece was never intended to circulate domestically.
KM#119 is part of a marine life subseries that appeared across several years. The multicolor application was applied post-strike, a technique common to DPRK issues of this period as it commanded higher premiums in the foreign collector market.