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1000 Pesetas Northern European Ship
| Issuer | Western Sahara |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Diameter | 35 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the national arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, comprising two crossed rifles adorned with national flags, surmounted by a crescent and star, and flanked by olive branches. A ribbon scroll below the arms bears an Arabic motto. The upper legend reads 'REPUBLICA SAHARAUI' in Latin script, with a corresponding Arabic inscription to the right. The denomination '1000' and the Arabic legend for 'Sahrawi Peseta' appear along the lower periphery, with two five-pointed stars serving as separators. |
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| Edge | Plain. |
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Western Sahara has no functioning government with minting authority — the territory has been administered by Morocco since 1976 following Spain's withdrawal, with the Polisario Front claiming a government-in-exile recognized by some states but controlling no monetary infrastructure. These "issues" are produced entirely for the collector market by private licensing firms, bearing the name of a non-issuing entity. KM#57 exists because the territory's ambiguous sovereignty makes it legally convenient for third-party minters to assign it coin attribution without meaningful oversight.