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10 Dollars Christmas Island
| Issuer | Government of Kiribati |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national coat of arms of Kiribati centrally positioned in the field, depicting a frigate bird in flight above a rising sun over ocean waves, all contained within a heraldic shield. Beneath the shield, a decorative scroll ribbon bears the national motto in Gilbertese: TE MAURI TE RAOI AO TE TABOMOA, meaning 'Health, Peace and Prosperity'. The country name KIRIBATI and the date 2006 are inscribed in large characters along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Christmas Island — properly Kiribati's Kiritimati atoll — is the world's largest coral atoll by land area and sits squarely on the International Date Line, meaning it was repositioned in 1995 to fall entirely within the same calendar day as the Gilbert Islands to the west, a purely administrative decision that made Kiritimati the first inhabited place to greet the year 2000.
This fractional gold piece belongs to a wave of small-denomination collector issues Kiribati released through the mid-2000s, struck in 1/25 oz format specifically for the gift and novelty market rather than any circulating purpose.