Catalog
1000 Dobras Heidiland
| Issuer | Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Thickness | 3.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the national coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe, depicting two sea eagles as supporters flanking a shield charged with a star, with a cocoa tree between them and a scroll bearing the national motto. The denomination '1000 DOBRAS' is inscribed below the arms, and the date '1998' appears in the lower exergue. The circular legend 'REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE S. TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE' runs along the periphery. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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São Tomé e Príncipe issued a series of collector-oriented pieces in the 1990s featuring Swiss cantonal imagery — an unusual pairing for a West African island nation with no historical connection to Switzerland. These were produced for the international numismatic market rather than domestic circulation, a common revenue strategy for small sovereign states with limited export economies. The Banco Central issued dozens of such themed pieces across this decade, few of which ever reached the archipelago itself.