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1000 Guilders 43rd CISM General Assembly
| Issuer | Centrale Bank van Suriname |
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| Year | 1988 |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Suriname occupies the central field, flanked by two indigenous Amerindian figures serving as supporters. The shield displays the traditional quartered design with a ship, diamond, palm tree, and star. The entire composition is encircled by a decorative wreath border. A continuous legend surrounding the design references the occasion, date, and national motto, with the country name appearing prominently within the inscription. |
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| Reverse lettering | 18TH FEBRUARY 1948・40TH ANNIVERSARY・18TH FEBRUARY 1988 CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL DU SPORT MILITAIRE ・1000 GUILDERS・ (Translation: International Military Sports Council) |
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The CISM — Conseil International du Sport Militaire — held its 43rd General Assembly in Suriname in 1988, an unlikely host given the country was then under the effective control of Dési Bouterse following the 1980 military coup and the brutal December Murders of 1982, in which fifteen prominent civilians were executed at Fort Zeelandia. That Suriname secured the assembly at all reflected deliberate outreach by the military government to gain international legitimacy through sporting diplomacy.
Mintages for Surinamese commemorative gold from this period are typically very low — the domestic economy was in serious difficulty, and these pieces were produced largely for export sale rather than any ceremonial distribution within the country.