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10 Dollars - Mauritius Kestrel
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#771 |
| Obverse description | The central field displays the coat of arms of Liberia, featuring a sailing ship and a palm tree on a coastal landscape, surmounted by a scroll bearing the national motto 'THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE'. The date '2006' is divided by the shield, with '20' to the left and '06' to the right. The outer legend 'REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA' arcs along the upper rim, while a secondary legend 'REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA' appears on a ribbon scroll below the shield. The denomination '10 DOLLARS' is inscribed along the lower rim, with the coin struck in proof quality within a beaded inner border. |
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| Mintage | 2006 - Proof - 5,000 |
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Liberia's prolific commemorative program of the 2000s produced dozens of wildlife-themed issues with no connection to Liberian territory, fauna, or conservation policy. The Mauritius Kestrel appears here simply because it sells — the species gained international attention after recovering from a population low of four known individuals in 1974, making it one of the most dramatic documented recoveries in ornithological conservation history. That near-extinction was driven almost entirely by DDT use and introduced predators on Mauritius.
KM#771 is a collector piece with no circulation history and no issuing relationship to Mauritius.