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10 Dollars Purple Heron
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Weight | 32 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national coat of arms of Liberia centrally positioned in the field, depicting a sailing ship at sea, a palm tree, a plough, and a rising sun, all enclosed within a shield. A ribbon below the shield bears the national motto THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE in raised lettering. The legend REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA arcs along the upper periphery, with the date 2002 divided across the lower field flanking the shield. A second legend REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA appears in a banner at the base. The entire design is rendered against a deep blue colored background with a milled border of fine radial denticles. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Liberia's wildlife coin program of the late 1990s and early 2000s was a frankly commercial operation — the country was in the middle of a brutal civil war, and the government-in-exile licensing coin production to foreign mints was one of several revenue streams that had little to do with domestic monetary policy. Most of these pieces were struck in China or by European private mints and never circulated in Liberia at all.
KM# 726 belongs to a sprawling series aimed squarely at thematic collectors. The purple heron itself is not native to Liberia.