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10 Dollars Black rhinoceros
| Issuer | Eritrea |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ኤርትሪያ ★★★ ERITREA ★★★ الارتري ★★★ 1994 PM (Translation: Eritrea) |
| Reverse description | A highly detailed, large-format portrait of a Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) head facing right occupies the central field, rendered in high relief with finely engraved skin texture and prominent paired horns. The conservation legend PRESERVE PLANET EARTH curves around the upper periphery in bold serif capitals. The denomination $10 is inscribed in the lower field in large numerals, with a dollar sign. The mirror-like proof field provides strong contrast to the frosted device. |
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Eritrea declared independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a thirty-year war — one of Africa's longest liberation conflicts — making this 1994 issue among the earliest coins struck under the newly sovereign state. The country had no established mint infrastructure of its own; these pieces were produced abroad under contract, a common arrangement for newly independent nations building numismatic programs from scratch.
The black rhinoceros connection to Eritrea is largely nominal. The species had been functionally absent from the region for decades by 1994, making this a wildlife conservation series in name rather than any reflection of local fauna.