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1000 Pesetas Juri Gagarin - First Man In Space
| Issuer | Western Sahara |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Currency | Peseta (1975-date) |
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| Reverse description | A colorized effigy of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in a white space helmet bearing the Cyrillic inscription CCCP dominates the central field, set against a vivid blue background evoking outer space, with a partial view of a spacecraft visible behind him. The legends FIRST MAN IN SPACE and JURI GAGARIN appear within the colored disc, flanking the date 1961 at the top center. The outer milled border carries the Spanish legend PIONEROS DE LA HUMANIDAD arcing along the upper periphery and TRIUNFO Y AVENTURA along the lower periphery. |
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| Reverse lettering | PIONEROS DE LA HUMANIDAD FIRST MAN IN SPACE JURI GAGARIN 1961 TRIUNFO Y AVENTURA |
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Western Sahara has no internationally recognized government and no functioning monetary system — these pieces were produced entirely for the collector market by private entities exploiting the territory's nominal status. The "1000 Pesetas" denomination has no relation to any circulating currency.
Gagarin completed his single orbit of Earth on April 12, 1961, in a flight lasting 108 minutes. He never flew in space again; he died in a MiG-15 training crash in March 1968.