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1 Dollar European Currency - Luxembourg
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts the mythological scene of the Rape of Europa, showing a female figure astride a bull, set against a relief map of the European continent in the background. Twelve five-pointed stars, referencing the European Union flag, encircle the design along the periphery. The legend 'REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA' arcs along the upper right field, with the date '2002' and denomination '$1' inscribed below in the right field. The composition is rendered in a medallic style with fine engraving detail against a dark mirror field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Liberia produced a long series of silver-plated copper "1 Dollar" issues in the early 2000s commemorating world currencies, the European Currency series among them. These were never intended for circulation — marketed directly to collectors and the gift trade, they were struck in large quantities by private minting contractors and hold no particular numismatic scarcity. Luxembourg's franc had already ceased to be legal tender on 28 February 2002, replaced by euro-denominated coinage, making this piece a souvenir of a currency that had effectively just expired at the moment of striking.