Catalog
1 Dollar
| Issuer | Bank of Namibia |
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| Year | 1993-2018 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the national coat of arms of the Republic of Namibia at centre, featuring a quartered shield supported by two oryx antelopes, surmounted by a fish eagle with outstretched wings. A ribbon beneath the shield bears the national motto in three segments reading UNITY, LIBERTY, and JUSTICE. The date of issue appears below the coat of arms, with the circular legend REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA arcing along the lower portion of the field. |
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| Mintage | 1993 - - 1996 - Coarse reeding edge - 1996 - Fine reeding edge - 1998 - - 2002 - - 2006 - - 2008 - - 2010 - - 2018 - - |
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Namibia's dollar coinage dates to 1993, just three years after independence from South African administration — a period when the new nation was simultaneously building a central bank, a currency framework, and a legal system largely from scratch. The Bank of Namibia initially pegged the Namibian dollar to the South African rand at par, a parity that remains in force today and has shaped every monetary policy decision since.
The aluminium bronze alloy mirrors the rand coinage Namibians were already familiar with, a deliberate choice to ease public acceptance.