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10 Pesos Tangata Manu birdman
| Issuer | Easter Island (Chilean States) |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Weight | 5.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing profile bust of a monolithic Moai stone statue occupies the central field, rendered in fine detail with characteristic elongated facial features and flat nose. The legend RAPA NUI arcs along the upper left periphery and ISLA DE PASCUA along the upper right, both in raised Latin lettering following the hendecagonal coin border. |
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| Obverse lettering | RAPA NUI ISLA DE PASCUA |
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Easter Island has no independent monetary authority — these pieces were produced as private issues marketed to collectors, with no legal tender status under Chilean law. The "Chilean States" designation is a catalog convention, not a political reality. The Tangata Manu was the winner of an annual ceremonial competition held at Orongo in which competitors raced to retrieve the first sooty tern egg of the season from the islet of Motu Nui — the victor's clan held ritual authority over the island for the following year, a tradition that persisted into the 1860s.