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10 Dollars Royal Wedding - Prince Edward
| Issuer | Bank of Sierra Leone |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1997-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Sierra Leone (1960 design) occupies the central field, featuring a lion passant on a green field flanked by two sheathed lions rampant as supporters, with a wreath and an eagle displayed as crest. The national motto UNITY FREEDOM JUSTICE appears incuse on a ribbon below the shield. The legend REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE arcs above, and the date 1999 is inscribed along the lower rim. The Pobjoy Mint mark PM appears to the lower left of the arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE UNITY FREEDOM JUSTICE PM 1999 |
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This piece belongs to the wave of commemorative issues produced in anticipation of the April 1999 wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones — a union that prompted the Queen to grant the couple the titles Earl and Countess of Wessex rather than the expected Duke and Duchess, a deliberate departure from modern royal convention. Sierra Leone's participation in the commemorative market was largely brokerage-driven, with the Pobjoy Mint handling production for numerous Caribbean and African issuing authorities simultaneously.