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| Issuer | North Korea |
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| Year | 1959 |
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| Value | 5 Chon (0.05 KPW) |
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| Obverse script | Hangul |
| Obverse lettering | 조선민주주의인민공화국 1959 (Translation: Democratic People's Republic of Korea) |
| Reverse description | The large numeral '5' dominates the central field, with the denomination legend '전' (Chon) inscribed in Hangul directly below it. The Hangul characters '견' (specimen) and '본' (sample) flank the numeral to the left and right respectively, indicating the specimen nature of this piece. The entire design is enclosed within a decorative geometric border of interlocking meander or key-fret motifs running around the full inner circumference of the coin. |
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