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1 Dollar European Currency - Portugal
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a scene depicting the Abduction of Europa (Rape of Europa) rendered in high relief against a background of the European map, with twelve stars representing the European Union encircling the design. The mythological scene is rendered in detailed relief, dominating the central field. The legend 'REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA' arcs along the upper periphery, with the date '2002' and denomination '$1' positioned in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA - 2002 - $1 |
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Liberia's early 2000s "European Currency" series was a nakedly commercial operation — large-format, silver-plated novelty pieces produced for the collector market with no meaningful connection to Liberian monetary history. Portugal's escudo, the currency depicted in this series, had already ceased to be legal tender by the time this coin was struck, replaced by the euro on January 1, 2002.