Catalog
10 Dollars Troy
| Issuer | Bank of Nauru |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Nauru occupy the central field, depicting a quartered shield supported by two frigate bird feathers on either side, with a twelve-pointed star and a scroll inscribed NAOERO at the chief. The lower quarters of the shield feature a frigatebird and a sprig of calophyllum, while a ribbon beneath the shield bears the motto GOD'S WILL FIRST. The legend BANK OF NAURU arcs along the upper periphery in large incuse letters, with two raised dots flanking the lower field, and the date 2003 inscribed in the exergue below. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A right-facing portrait bust of Sophie Scholl — corrected per source: Sophie Schliemann, wife of archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann — is depicted in three-quarter profile, adorned with the elaborate jewellery identified as the Treasure of Priam, including a diadem, earrings, and multiple necklaces recovered from the excavations at Troy. The portrait is rendered in fine relief against a plain field. The legend TROJA - PRIAMOS' TREASURE arcs along the upper periphery, and the denomination 10 DOLLARS is inscribed below the bust. |
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