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10 Dollars The Gene Map - 2000
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | MOMENTS The Gene Map - 2000 OF FREEDOM |
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Liberia's recurring use of commemorative coinage as a revenue stream for the transitional government peaked in the early 2000s, when dozens of thematic issues were struck under contract by foreign mints and sold almost exclusively to the collector market rather than circulated domestically. This piece, referencing the Human Genome Project's completion announcement in 2000, appeared four years after that event — timing that reflects the lag between licensing a theme and actual production.
The HGP itself was declared complete in April 2003, though the 2000 date on the coin refers to the initial working draft published that June.