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1 Dollar Two Phoenix birds
| Issuer | Sierra Leone |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two stylised Phoenix birds are depicted rising symmetrically in the central field, flanking a small rendition of the year 2000, rendered with the last three digits appearing as superscript zeroes (2ᵒᵒᵒ). Chinese characters, reading 鳳凰 (Phoenix), arc above the central motif. Decorative branch-like ornaments flank the design on the left and right. The incuse denomination $1 appears along the lower periphery. |
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Sierra Leone's millennial coinage program in 2000 was a commercially driven series produced for the international collector market rather than domestic circulation — the country was in the midst of a devastating civil war that had effectively collapsed normal economic activity. These pieces were struck by foreign mints on contract and distributed through dealers, never meaningfully entering Sierra Leonean hands.