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10 Vatu Guggenheim Museum
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 10 Vatu |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed rendering of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, designed by Frank Gehry, occupies the central field, depicting the building's characteristic deconstructivist titanium-clad curved and angular forms in three-quarter perspective view. The denomination 10 VATU is inscribed in the upper field above the architectural motif. The legend WONDERS OF THE WORLD arcs along the upper periphery, while GUGGENHEIM BILBAO curves along the lower periphery, both separated from the central device by an inner border of evenly spaced beads. |
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| Reverse lettering | WONDERS OF THE WORLD 10 VATU GUGGENHEIM BILBAO |
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Vanuatu has issued a long series of small-format gold pieces tied to international cultural institutions — essentially bullion-adjacent collectibles produced for the numismatic export market rather than domestic circulation. The Guggenheim issue belongs to that category entirely. These were never intended to pass through anyone's hands as currency.
At 0.50g of 14-karat gold, the metal value is negligible. The premium these carry is wholly collector-driven.