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1000 Dobras Diana - Queen of the Hearts
| Issuer | Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Composition | Gold (.999) |
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| Reverse description | A high-relief right-facing portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales, dominates the field, her hair swept back beneath a wide-brimmed hat rendered in fine detail. Flanking her on both sides are low-relief figures of crowds of people, evoking her humanitarian legacy and public devotion. A decorative floral border runs along the lower arc of the field, above which the legend DIANA QUEEN OF THE HEARTS and the dates 1961–1997 are inscribed in the lower exergue area, commemorating her life. |
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| Reverse lettering | DIANA QUEEN OF THE HEARTS 1961-1997 |
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Issued the same year Diana died in Paris, this piece was part of a wave of memorial coinage that swept through minor issuing authorities in late 1997 and into 1998. São Tomé e Príncipe, a small island nation in the Gulf of Guinea with no connection to the British royal family, produced several Diana-themed pieces through the same third-party licensing arrangements that funneled commemorative programs to dozens of similarly situated states. The coins were never intended for circulation and exist purely as collector product.