前: 盾徽 (IX.1948, modified 1992)
铭文: (above, state name in Hangul) 조선민주주의인
민공화국 (Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk,
Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
(lower-left/right) stylized wreath of 2 mirrored
olive branches with (2乘以9) 18 树叶
(bottom, Western value) 1 WON
背面: Blue flying (walking) dragon (右) mountains
铭文: (above, subject in Western) BLUE DRAGON
(bottom-left) 주체 88 (juche, self-reliance ideology)
(bottom-right, Western year between round brackets) (2000)
边缘: G - grained, type: 杆