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10 Dollars John Paul II
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the national arms of the Republic of Liberia at center, depicting a sailing ship at sea with a palm tree and a rising sun on the shore, surmounted by a crescent and a dove in flight, all within a wreath. A ribbon above the shield bears the national motto 'THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE' in raised Latin lettering. The legend 'REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA' appears on a scroll below the shield. The denomination '10 DOLLARS' and the date '2005' are inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE / REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA / 10 DOLLARS / 2005 |
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Liberia's commemorative coinage of the early 2000s was produced almost entirely for the collector export market, with little to no domestic circulation — the country was emerging from a second civil war that had effectively destroyed its formal economy. This piece was struck ahead of John Paul II's death in April 2005, part of a wave of Vatican-adjacent issues that flooded the market from non-papal issuing authorities in his final years.