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1/4 Dollar Pattern
| Issuer | Republic of Liberia |
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| Year | 1889 |
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| Composition | Aluminium |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a palm tree on a small island, with the denomination numeral 25 to the left and CS. to the right of the tree. A steamship under full steam is visible in the background on the open sea. The date 1889 appears in the exergue below, all surrounded by a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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This aluminium pattern was struck in 1889 as part of a broader series of proposed coinage for Liberia, most likely produced at a U.S. facility — the country's monetary ties to American institutions made domestic striking impractical. Patterns from this period were rarely adopted; Liberia's fractional coinage needs were inconsistently met throughout the late nineteenth century, and circulating issues remained scarce relative to the colony's commercial demands.
Aluminium was being explored by several minor powers in the 1880s as a lightweight, corrosion-resistant alternative to copper for small denominations. Few such proposals advanced beyond the pattern stage.