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10 Dollars Baseball
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The central field displays the coat of arms of the Republic of Liberia, featuring a shield with a sailing ship, a palm tree, and a plow, supported by two doves and surmounted by a rising sun, with a ribbon below bearing the national motto. The date 2002 is divided across the lower field, flanking the arms. The circular legend 'REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA' arcs along the upper periphery, while the motto 'THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE' encircles the arms in a secondary inner legend. A further inscription 'REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA' appears along the lower rim within a decorative border. |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a large holographic insert depicting a baseball glove and ball, which produces multicolored iridescent reflections when viewed from different angles. The hologram occupies the majority of the coin's reverse face and is framed by a milled border. The legend 'AMERICA'S HERITAGE' arcs along the upper periphery, and the denomination 'TEN DOLLARS' is inscribed in the lower portion of the field in raised lettering. |
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Liberia's early 2000s commemorative program was a prolific and often cynical operation — the country was in the middle of Charles Taylor's brutal second civil war, and the government's mint contracts were farmed out to foreign private mints, primarily in the United States and Europe, producing coins with no domestic circulation whatsoever and marketed entirely to foreign collectors through novelty dealers.
This piece was never legal tender in any practical sense on Liberian soil.