Catalog
10 Dollars Vatican - Saint Peter's Cathedral
| Issuer | Bank of Nauru |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | A detailed color-applied gilt depiction of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City dominates the central field, rendered in high relief with its iconic dome, colonnaded facade, and flanking towers faithfully reproduced. The gilt colorization highlights the architectural grandeur of the monument against the silver field. The curved legend VATICAN - BASILICA DI SAN PIETRO arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination 10 DOLLARS appears in the lower field, with the series inscription EUROPEAN MONUMENTS along the bottom rim. |
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| Mintage | 2003 - - 5,000 |
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Nauru's numismatic program in the early 2000s was essentially a commercial licensing operation — the island nation, then in the midst of a severe fiscal collapse following the near-total exhaustion of its phosphate reserves, generated foreign currency through coin issuing agreements with external distributors. This piece had no domestic circulation function whatsoever.