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100 Dollars Astro Boy and Uran
| Issuer | Bank of Sierra Leone |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1997-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE UNITY FREEDOM JUSTICE PM 2003 |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a full-color applied illustration of the iconic manga characters Astro Boy and his sister Uran, depicted in the distinctive style of Tezuka Productions, shown together in a friendly pose against a polished gold field with small floral motifs in relief to either side. The legend ASTRO BOY arcs along the upper periphery in bold raised lettering, with the commemorative date 2003.04.07 inscribed immediately below, referencing Astro Boy's fictional birth date. The denomination $100 appears in raised numerals at the bottom of the field, and the copyright notice Tezuka Productions is inscribed along the lower right periphery. |
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Sierra Leone ran an aggressive licensed commemorative program in the early 2000s, contracting with foreign minting operations to produce gold and silver issues tied to popular Japanese intellectual properties. The Astro Boy series coincided with the character's 50th anniversary — Osamu Tezuka's robot boy having first appeared in print in April 1952. These were never intended for domestic circulation in a country where per-capita income at the time hovered well below $200 annually; the issues were produced entirely for the collector export market.