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Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. Follow him on Twitter @ColinZwirko.
Update at 17:10 KST on Apr. 16: This article has been updated to include additional details of the supreme commander emblem's removal from Kim Il Sung Square.
North Koreans have long revered Kim Jong Un’s official symbol — a gold star surrounded by rubies and diamonds displayed prominently across the nation.