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100 Vatu Barack Obama
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Diameter | 11 mm |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Vanuatu displayed centrally in the field, depicting a Melanesian warrior in traditional dress standing before a curved boar's tusk. Below the central device, a scroll bears the national motto in Bislama. The country name in Bislama, 'RIPABLIK BLONG VANUATU', arcs along the upper legend, while the date '2009' appears at the top of the coin and the mint mark 'PM' is present. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Vanuatu has a well-documented history of issuing commemorative gold pieces featuring foreign heads of state — a revenue-generating practice with no domestic monetary function whatsoever. This piece was struck in the weeks surrounding Obama's January 2009 inauguration, riding a global wave of commemorative issues that flooded the market from issuers with equally tenuous connections to the subject.
The .9999 fineness and fractional weight place it firmly in the souvenir bullion category rather than any serious numismatic series.