10 Won Tourism in Mount Kumgang

Features

Issuer	North Korea
Issuing bank	Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행)
Period	Democratic People's Republic (1948-date)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	2017
Value	10 Won
Currency	Third Won (2009-date)
Composition	Brass
Weight	22 g
Diameter	40 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 581137

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Commemorative issue

Myogilsang

Series: Tourism in Mount Kumgang

Obverse

National arms, date and denomination below

Script: Hangul

Lettering:
조선민주주의인민공화국중앙은행
2017 10원
중앙은행

Translation:
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Central Bank
2017
10 Won

Reverse

Myogilsang

Script: Hangul

Lettering:
금강산관광기념
묘길상

Translation:
Commemoration of Mount Kumgang Tourism
Myogilsang

Edge

Comments

Myogilsang (묘길상) is one of the famous Buddhist rock carvings located in the Mount Kumgang (Kumgangsan / Geumgangsan) region of North Korea.

The statue represents a Buddha figure carved into rock and is considered an important part of Mount Kumgang’s historic Buddhist cultural heritage. The region has been regarded as sacred in Korean Buddhism for centuries.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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2017												BU

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