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| Issuer | The Gambia |
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| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The Arms of the Republic of The Gambia occupy the central field, featuring a shield charged with a crossed axe and hoe, supported on either side by two rampant lions and surmounted by a pelican crest. A ribbon below the shield bears the national motto in three sections. The country name legend REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA curves along the upper periphery, while the date 1998 is inscribed in the lower field beneath the arms. |
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| Reverse description | A boldly rendered slender-snouted crocodile is depicted in high relief, its body coiled across the field with the head raised and jaws open, facing right. The numeral 1 appears in the right-center field adjacent to the crocodile's foreleg. The denomination legend DALASI in Latin script curves along the lower right periphery, accompanied by the Arabic denomination دَلَسِ along the lower left, the two scripts flanking the base of the design. |
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| Edge | Reeded on straight edges, plain on angles |
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