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1000 Pesetas Thomas Alva Edison - Multilateral Inventor
| Issuer | Western Sahara |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the national arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, consisting of two crossed rifles beneath a crescent and star, flanked on either side by olive branches, with a scroll at the base bearing an Arabic legend. The circular 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 Arabic inscription for 'Sahrawi Peseta' appear in the lower field, with the national motto 'حرية ديمقراطية وحدة' (Freedom, Democracy, Unity) on the scroll. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA SAHARAUI الجمهورية الصحراوية 1000 بسيطة صحراوية حرية ديمقراطية وحدة |
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Western Sahara has no functioning mint, no recognized government by the United Nations, and no circulating currency of its own — which is precisely the point. These issues were produced by the Banco Central de los Estados de África Occidental, a commercial operation exploiting the territory's ambiguous political status to sell collector coins through international distributors. Edison's inclusion here is purely commercial; he shares the series with dozens of other historical figures across multiple denominations.
Not a coin of Western Sahara in any meaningful administrative sense.