Liberia has issued commemorative silver rounds under its authority since the 1990s, largely targeting the collector market rather than domestic circulation — the country's actual monetary system runs on the Liberian dollar at far lower face values. A $10 denomination in .999 silver has no practical spending context in Monrovia.
Bastet, the Egyptian feline deity, has appeared on numismatic issues from at least a dozen different non-Egyptian sovereigns over the past three decades, Liberia among the more prolific issuers of such themed pieces.
Liberia has issued commemorative silver rounds under its authority since the 1990s, largely targeting the collector market rather than domestic circulation — the country's actual monetary system runs on the Liberian dollar at far lower face values. A $10 denomination in .999 silver has no practical spending context in Monrovia.
Bastet, the Egyptian feline deity, has appeared on numismatic issues from at least a dozen different non-Egyptian sovereigns over the past three decades, Liberia among the more prolific issuers of such themed pieces.