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1000 Pesetas Freedom, Sovereignty, Peace
| Issuer | Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Weight | 34 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the national emblem of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, comprising two crossed rifles overlaid on a pair of national flags, surmounted by a crescent and five-pointed star. The emblem is flanked on either side by olive branches, with two small stars in the left and right fields. The Arabic legend along the upper periphery reads the republic's name, while a ribbon scroll below the central device bears the Arabic motto for Liberty, Democracy, and Unity. The denomination '1000' and the Arabic legend for 'Sahrawi Peseta' appear in the lower field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic has occupied a legal grey zone since Morocco annexed the Western Sahara in 1975, following Spain's abrupt withdrawal from its last African colony. The SADR government-in-exile, backed by Algeria and recognized by roughly 80 states at its peak, has issued coins since the 1990s primarily as a revenue instrument — collector sales, not circulation. No monetary infrastructure exists to spend them.
KM#62 is part of a broader 1997 commemorative program. The pieces were almost certainly struck by a European contract mint, as the SADR has no minting facilities of its own.