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10 Dollars 5th Anniversary of Independence, Gold Proof Issue
| Issuer | Kiribati |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#13a, Schön#13b |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 5th ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE GILBERTS GROUP TARAWA LINE GROUP WASHINGTON 1983 FANNING 1983 CHRISTMAS PHOENIX GROUP 1983 KIRIBATI JULY 1984 |
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Kiribati gained independence from Britain on 12 July 1979, separating from the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony after the Ellice Islands had already broken away to form Tuvalu in 1975. The fifth anniversary issue in 1984 came at a moment when the new nation was still negotiating its economic footing — heavily dependent on British aid and phosphate revenues from Banaba that were, by then, nearly exhausted after decades of intensive mining.
At 47.52 grams of .917 gold, this is a substantial piece by any measure, clearly aimed at the collector export market rather than domestic circulation. Proof issues for Pacific microstate commemoratives of this period were typically contracted through foreign minting houses and sold primarily to overseas buyers.