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500 Won (First Public Railway St. Petersburg - Tsarskoye Selo) – North Korea

Non-circulating coins

Commemoration: 170th Anniversary First Public Railway St. Petersburg - Tsarskoye Selo

North Korea

Context

Year: 2007

Issuer: North Korea

Period:

Democratic People's Republic

(since 1948)

Currency:

Second Won

(1959—2009)

Demonetized: Yes

Total mintage: 5,000

Material

Diameter: 38 mm

Weight: 12 g

Silver weight: 11.99 g

Shape: Round

Composition: 99.9% Silver

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Coin alignment

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References

KM: #441

Numista: #358662

Value

Exchange value: 500 KPW

Bullion value: $33.23

Obverse

Description:

Pyongyang's East Gate, with denomination below.

Inscription:

조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행

12 g Ag 999

500 WON

Translation:

Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

12 g Ag 999

500 WON

Scripts: Hangul, Latin

Language: Korean

Reverse

Description:

First train arriving

Inscription:

FIRST PUBLIC RAILWAY

1837 - 2007

САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГ - ЦАРСКОЕ СЕЛО

Translation:

FIRST PUBLIC RAILWAY

1837 - 2007

SAINT PETERSBURG - TSARSKOYE SELO

Scripts: Cyrillic, Latin

Languages: Russian, English

Edge

Plain

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
2007	—	5,000	Proof

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