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100 Vatu Birth of Prince William
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Currency | Vatu (1982-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a tender commemorative scene showing Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother holding the newborn Prince William, flanked by Princess Diana, rendered in fine relief against a polished proof field. The upper legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER and THE BIRTH OF GREAT-GRANDSON WILLIAM arcs along the inner border. The year 1982, marking the birth of Prince William, appears in the lower central field, with the denomination 100 VATU inscribed below, flanked by decorative stars. |
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| Reverse lettering | QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER THE BIRTH OF GREAT-GRANDSON WILLIAM 1982 100 VATU |
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Issued to mark the fifteenth birthday of Prince William in 1997, this is one of dozens of commemorative gold pieces the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu licensed to outside minting and marketing agencies during the 1990s — a revenue strategy common among Pacific island nations with limited domestic coin demand. The .5833 fineness, sometimes called 14-karat, is atypical for sovereign gold coinage and points to a cost-reduction decision made at the production level rather than any national standard.