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1000 Pesetas Gerhard Mercator - First Map For Seafarers
| Issuer | Western Sahara |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 1000 Pesetas (1000 EHP) |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic occupy the central field, depicting two crossed rifles beneath a crescent and star, flanked by olive branches and supported by a scroll bearing an Arabic legend. The arms are rendered in high relief against a darkened field. The bilingual legend arcs around the periphery, reading 'REPUBLICA SAHARAUI' in Latin script on the left and the Arabic equivalent 'الجمهورية الصحراوية' on the right. The denomination '1000' and the currency name in Arabic appear in the lower field, with a star separating the inscriptions at each side. |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a coloured circular insert depicting a portrait of the Flemish cartographer Gerhard Mercator, shown as a bearded, hatted figure rendered in engraving style, positioned to the right before a coloured globe displaying his pioneering 1569 navigational map with rhumb lines. The names 'GERHARD MERCATOR' and the date '1569' appear in red lettering within the coloured insert, along with the English legend 'FIRST MAP FOR SEAFARERS' across the upper portion of the insert. The outer border carries the Spanish legends 'PIONEROS DE LA HUMANIDAD' arcing across the top and 'TRIUNFO Y AVENTURA' along the bottom, both in raised Latin lettering against a dark field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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