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10 Dollars Ankylosaurus
| Issuer | Bank of Eritrea |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed engraving of an Ankylosaurus dinosaur facing left, its heavily armoured body rendered with prominent dorsal scutes and spikes, and its characteristic clubbed tail raised. The species name ANKYLOSAURUS appears in the upper field along the rim, with the encircling legend PRESERVE PLANET EARTH running around the upper periphery. The denomination $10 is displayed prominently in the lower field beneath the figure. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Eritrea declared independence from Ethiopia in May 1993 following a UN-supervised referendum, and this coin is among the earliest issues struck under the newly established Bank of Eritrea — a institution that barely existed when the dies were cut. The choice of an Ankylosaurus for a fledgling Horn of Africa nation has nothing to do with local paleontology; these coins were produced for the international collector market, contracted through foreign minting arrangements common to small new states needing hard currency and international visibility simultaneously.