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750 Won Seated Buddha of Buseoksa Temple
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Currency | Third Won (2009-date) |
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| Obverse script | Hangul, Latin |
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| Reverse description | At center, a detailed representation of the clay Seated Buddha statue enshrined at Buseoksa Temple, depicted in a serene frontal pose with hands resting in a meditative gesture. The figure is rendered with careful attention to the sculptural qualities of the original Goryeo-period clay work. A vertical Hangul inscription to the left of the figure identifies the subject as the Seated Buddha of Buseoksa Temple. To the right, an official seal or decorative cartouche is accompanied by the year of issue, 2015, in both numeral and Hangul form. |
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Buseoksa temple, built in 676 AD under the Silla monk Uisang, sits in North Gyeongsang Province — squarely in South Korea. North Korea's decision to issue commemorative coinage honoring a Buddhist monument it has no territorial claim to reflects a recurring strategy of asserting pan-Korean cultural ownership over heritage sites across the peninsula. The DPRK has produced similar issues for South Korean temples and landmarks, targeting the hard-currency collector market rather than any domestic audience.