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| Issuer | Western Sahara |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Diameter | 38.1 mm |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic occupies the central field, consisting of two crossed rifles flanked by olive branches, surmounted by a crescent and six-pointed star, with an Arabic legend on a scroll below. The peripheral legend reads 'REPUBLICA SAHARAUI' in Latin script to the left and the Arabic equivalent 'الجمهورية الصحراوية' to the right, separated by stars. The denomination '1000' and the currency name 'بسيطة صحراوية' appear in the lower field, with the motto 'حرية ديمقراطية وحدة' inscribed on the scroll at the base of the arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA SAHARAUI الجمهورية الصحراوية 1000 بسيطة صحراوية حرية ديمقراطية وحدة |
| Reverse description | A colorized portrait of Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games, is depicted facing slightly left in the central field, set against a colorized background showing the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. The inscriptions 'MODERN OLYMPIC GAMES' and '1896' appear within the central color insert, along with the name 'PIERRE DE COUBERTIN'. The outer legend reads 'PIONEROS DE LA HUMANIDAD' along the upper arc and 'TRIUNFO Y AVENTURA' along the lower arc, both in raised Latin script on the dark annular border. |
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