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500 Won World Cup
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 1988 |
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| Value | 500 Won |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the national emblem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, depicting Mount Paektu with a red star above, framed by sheaves of rice tied with a ribbon, set against a mirror-like proof field. The Korean inscription 조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행 (Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) encircles the design along the outer rim. Below the emblem, the purity notation 순도99.9 appears to the left and the weight 27G to the right, with the date 1988 prominently displayed in the lower field. The Latin legend D.P.R. OF KOREA is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse description | Central design features a dynamic full-figure relief of a male footballer in action, depicted mid-stride with his right foot poised above a football, rendered in fine sculptural detail against a deeply mirrored proof field. The legend FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP is distributed across the upper portion of the field, with ITALY 1990 inscribed in the lower right field beside the player. The denomination 500 WON appears in bold lettering along the lower rim, completing the commemorative inscription for the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy. |
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| Mintage | 1988 - Proof - 10,000 |
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