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1 Dollar The Wedding of Prince Edward
| Uitgever | Sierra Leone |
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| Jaar | 1999 |
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| Vorm | Round |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The national coat of arms of Sierra Leone occupies the central field, depicting a shield supported by two rampant lions, each flanked by a palm tree, with a scrolled banner below bearing the national motto in three segments. The legend REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE arcs along the upper periphery within a beaded border, while the date 1999 is inscribed in the lower field beneath the arms. The motto UNITY FREEDOM JUSTICE appears on the ribbon at the base of the shield. |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | The central field features an ornate wedding design composed of two interlocked floral-decorated rings, crossed torches and a fasces behind, flanked by small heart motifs and decorative scrollwork. Above the rings, the monogrammed initials E and S are rendered in script, surmounted by fanfare trumpets to either side. The circular legend THE WEDDING OF THE PRINCE EDWARD & MISS SOPHIE RHYS-JONES arcs around the upper periphery, with the wedding date JUNE 19 1999 inscribed across the lower central field, and the denomination $1 at the base. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Prince Edward's 1999 marriage to Sophie Rhys-Jones generated an unusually large wave of Commonwealth commemorative issues, with several smaller nations producing crown-sized copper-nickel pieces aimed squarely at the collector gift market rather than circulation. Sierra Leone was in the grip of a brutal civil war that year — the RUF's campaign had devastated the country's infrastructure — making this coin a product of a government-in-exile arrangement rather than any functioning domestic mint operation.