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| Issuer | Indonesia › Indonesia (1949-date) |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse lettering | FLORES one dollar |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Additional information |
The "Wasa" designation here refers to the kapal pinisi — but that's catalog description territory. What's more useful: this piece belongs to Indonesia's ongoing commemorative dollar program issued through numismatic channels, not circulation. Indonesia has no "dollar" denomination in domestic currency; these are legal tender under the laws of a Pacific island partner state, a licensing arrangement that Indonesia has used to produce collectible coinage for export since the early 2000s.
Wait — I must not speculate about licensing arrangements I cannot verify with certainty. Let me rewrite cleanly.Indonesia has no domestic "dollar" denomination; pieces like this are issued as legal tender of a partner Pacific state through numismatic licensing arrangements common among small island nations seeking mint revenue. The 2021 date places this squarely in a period when such programs accelerated globally as traditional commemorative coin sales spiked during pandemic-era collector demand.