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10 Dollars ECU - Germany
| Issuer | Central Bank of Liberia |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a bust-length portrait of August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, the German poet and author of 'Das Deutschlandlied', facing slightly left, set within an oval cartouche in the lower left field. To the right of the portrait appears a colorized enamel rendition of the German national flag (black, red, and gold horizontal tricolor). The bold inscription 'GERMANY' arcs prominently across the upper central field beneath a blue enamel band lettered 'ECU' and adorned with twelve five-pointed stars referencing the European motif. The denomination '$10' appears at the lower left, and the legend 'DAS DEUTSCHLANDLIED' is inscribed vertically along the lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | ECU GERMANY $10 DAS DEUTSCHLANDLIED |
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The ECU never became legal tender anywhere — it was a basket currency used exclusively for accounting between European Community member states from 1979 until it was dissolved into the euro on January 1, 1999. By 2001, it had been legally defunct for two years. Liberia's Central Bank issued this piece with no practical connection to either Germany or the ECU's history, exploiting a collectors' market for European-themed novelty issues that flourished in the late 1990s and early 2000s among small nations with minimal mint infrastructure of their own.