10 Dollars ECU - Ireland

Ireland never adopted the euro on January 1, 1999 with hesitation — it was an enthusiastic early member of the eurozone, which makes the ECU framing here historically awkward. The ECU ceased to exist as even a notional unit on that date, replaced at a 1:1 rate by the euro, meaning this 2004 issue invokes a currency that had already been defunct for five years at time of striking.

Liberia's prolific commemorative program of the early 2000s targeted collector markets in Europe and Asia with gold-plated issues tied to foreign nations, historic currencies, and anniversaries — none of which had any connection to Liberia itself.