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| Issuer | Velká Amazonie, o.p.s. |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Currency | Ara (2005-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears a central vignette of a macaw (ara) parrot head rendered in intaglio style, surrounded by various graphic ornamental elements and guilloche underprint. The denomination "1 UN ARA" appears alongside bilingual and multilingual inscriptions referencing the Rio Alto Xingu region in Brazil and the issuing organization. A copyright notice and issuance date of 24 October 2005 are printed in the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a central intaglio-style vignette of two Yawalapiti Amazonian Indians engaged in traditional craft activity, set against a backdrop of a thatched communal dwelling flanked by tropical palm trees. To the left, a stylized bird motif with geometric indigenous design elements and the numeral "1" with the legend "UN ARA" appear within a guilloche-patterned panel. A multilingual explanatory text in French occupies the lower right quadrant, with the caption "YAWALAPITI, ALTO XINGU, BRÉSIL" below the central scene. |
| Reverse lettering | 1 UN ARA EN POSSÉDANT DES ARAS AMAZONIENS VOUS PARTICIPEZ DE LA PROTECTION DES INDIENS AMAZONIENS ET AU BON FONCTIONNEMENT DE LA STATION SCIENTIFIQUE INDIENNE-TCHÉCO SITUÉE SUR LE RIO NICHARE, AU VENEZUELA. YAWALAPITI, ALTO XINGU, BRÉSIL Jan Dungel INV. PRINT - VICTORIA SECURITY PRINTING, a.s. - PRAHA René Stoněk DEL. |
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