Liberia ran an extended series of these "world currency" commemoratives in the early 2000s, licensing European national designs for dollar-denominated collector pieces shortly after the eurozone transition rendered those currencies obsolete. The timing was deliberate — the French franc had ceased to be legal tender in February 2002, making the subject immediately nostalgic and commercially viable for the souvenir market.
These were never intended for circulation and were sold primarily through third-party mail-order dealers and television shopping channels.
Liberia ran an extended series of these "world currency" commemoratives in the early 2000s, licensing European national designs for dollar-denominated collector pieces shortly after the eurozone transition rendered those currencies obsolete. The timing was deliberate — the French franc had ceased to be legal tender in February 2002, making the subject immediately nostalgic and commercially viable for the souvenir market.
These were never intended for circulation and were sold primarily through third-party mail-order dealers and television shopping channels.