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500 Won Pearl gourami
| 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 description | The central device displays the national arms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, comprising a stylised hydroelectric dam and power pylon set against a mountain landscape, encircled by sheaves of rice tied with a ribbon bearing an inscription, and surmounted by a five-pointed star with radiating rays. The Hangul legend naming the Central Bank of the DPRK runs around the upper periphery, with the denomination '500 WON' and date '1996' inscribed along the lower portion of the field. The fineness '999' and weight '1 OZ' appear in the left and right fields respectively, flanked by decorative floral sprigs. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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North Korea's foreign currency coin program, active through the 1990s, was designed entirely for export — these pieces were never intended to circulate domestically and were sold through international numismatic dealers to generate hard currency for the regime. The pearl gourami series sits within a broader run of DPRK wildlife issues that flooded the collector market during this period, minted to exacting silver standards specifically because foreign buyers demanded it.
KM#117 is one of several fish-themed issues from the same year, all sharing the 31.1g .999 silver specification.