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1 Dollar Egyptian God Osiris
| Issuer | Bank of Sierra Leone |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 1 Dollar |
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| Reverse description | A frontal bust of the Egyptian god Osiris dominates the frosted central field, depicted in the traditional mummiform pose with arms crossed over the chest, holding the crook and flail, the emblems of divine kingship. He wears the Atef crown — a tall white crown flanked by ostrich feathers — and an elaborate broad collar pectoral. Radiating lines emanate from behind the figure, evoking divine light. Panels of hieroglyphic inscriptions fill the right side of the field, accompanied by subsidiary Egyptian motifs including the Eye of Ra and a kneeling figure on the left. The denomination $1 appears at the bottom centre, and the fineness mark Ag.999, 1oz is inscribed along the left inner margin. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Sierra Leone has issued novelty bullion pieces under its own authority since the 1990s, typically licensing designs to foreign mints and distributors targeting collector markets with no connection to local circulation. This Osiris issue is part of that long-running pattern — a sovereign legal tender frame wrapped around a product aimed squarely at the international thematic coin market. The Bank of Sierra Leone's imprimatur is functionally administrative here.
The reverse frosted finish is applied selectively to create contrast against mirrored fields, a technique refined in modern proof production and now standard across the novelty bullion segment.