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| Issuer | Kiribati |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Weight | 10 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Kiribati's use as a nominal issuing authority for commemorative coins is essentially a licensing arrangement — the island nation's monetary infrastructure has no practical role in production or distribution. These pieces are struck by private minting houses and sold directly into the collector market, never approaching the Pacific at any point in their existence.
The Gallipoli centenary generated an unusual volume of competing commemorative issues across multiple Commonwealth issuers in 2015, with Australia, New Zealand, and several surrogate Pacific states all entering the market simultaneously. The .500 fineness places this firmly in the budget commemorative tier.