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10 Cents
| Issuer | Kiribati |
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| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Kiribati occupies the central field, depicted as a shield bearing a frigate bird in flight above a rising sun over ocean waves. The shield device is rendered in a bold, slightly stylized relief characteristic of Pacific coinage of the independence era. The legend KIRIBATI arcs along the lower left and the date 1979 follows to the lower right, both in upright Latin characters beneath the shield. |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistically rendered breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) dominates the central field, depicted with its characteristic globular, pebble-textured surface and surrounded by deeply lobed foliage extending across the field to either side. The denomination numeral 10 appears in the lower central field below the fruit, with the word CENTS inscribed immediately beneath in a straight legend along the lower rim. The design is boldly struck with fine botanical detail, reflecting the distinctive flora-themed coinage series issued to mark Kiribati's independence. |
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| Mintage | 1979 - - 20,000 1979 - Proof - 10,000 |
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