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1000 Dobras William Tell
| Issuer | Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Currency | First Dobra (1977-2017) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a dual commemorative design set against an open field. To the left, a standing figure of William Tell in traditional Swiss folk costume is depicted in relief, referencing the 700th anniversary of the Helvetian Confederation. Behind him, an outline map of Switzerland is visible with the Swiss cross flag superimposed. To the right, an outline map of São Tomé and Príncipe is shown, overlaid with the national flag and coat of arms, commemorating the 15th anniversary of the island nation's independence. The surrounding legend reads 700º ANIV. C. HELVÉTICA - 15º ANIV. INDEPENDÊNCIA de S. TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE, distributed around the full circumference. |
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São Tomé e Príncipe issued a series of foreign-themed commemoratives in the late 1980s and early 1990s — a common revenue strategy among small island nations whose domestic minting programs generated little hard currency. These coins were sold primarily to overseas collectors rather than circulated locally. William Tell, a Swiss folk hero with no geographic or historical connection to the archipelago, appears here purely as collector bait.
KM#115 is part of that broader series. Actual circulation use was negligible.