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1 Dollar Egyptian God Ra
| Issuer | Bank of Sierra Leone |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Sierra Leone occupies the central field, depicting a shield charged with three torches, supported by two rampant lions, with two palm trees rising behind the shield. A ribbon scroll below bears the national motto in three parts: UNITY, FREEDOM, and JUSTICE. The circular legend REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE arcs around the upper periphery, while the date 2023 appears in the lower field. The design is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field, with a denticulated border encircling the entire obverse. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a dynamic, high-relief frosted effigy of the ancient Egyptian solar deity Ra, depicted in anthropomorphic form with a falcon head surmounted by a striated nemes headdress, seated frontally with muscular arms resting upon his knees. The Eye of Ra appears prominently on the loincloth below the deity's torso, and a large solar disc with radiating beams forms a halo behind the figure. The background field is engraved in lower relief with Egyptian architectural elements, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and symbolic motifs including the Udjat eye and additional cartouche-style panels. The denomination $1 is inscribed at the bottom center, while the composition mark Ag.999 1oz appears in the upper left field. A mint mark P is visible at lower left. |
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Sierra Leone has long served as a vehicle for the international bullion novelty market, issuing legal tender coins with no meaningful domestic circulation and subjects chosen entirely for export appeal. Ra here is purely commercial — the Bank of Sierra Leone has no monetary or cultural stake in Egyptian iconography. These pieces are struck by private minting houses under license and sold directly into collector channels, never touching the West African economy they nominally represent.