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12 Dollars Steampunk Black Bear
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Weight | 0.031 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Frontal portrait of a black bear's head rendered in elaborate steampunk style, filling the central field. The bear's cranium is adorned with an intricate array of interlocking gears, cogs, pipes, and mechanical plating integrated seamlessly into the fur, suggesting a cybernetic or automaton aesthetic. Circular goggle-like mechanical lenses are positioned over the eye sockets, composed of concentric gear rings and toothed wheels. The bear's muzzle and nose are naturalistically rendered in contrast to the heavily mechanised upper head. The plain field surrounding the portrait provides a polished mirror-like background with no peripheral legend. |
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Liberia has issued novelty bullion under its authority since the 1990s, frequently licensing themed designs to private minting houses — most commonly the Bavarian State Mint and various European distributors — with little connection to actual Liberian monetary policy or circulation. A 0.031g platinum piece contains roughly 1/1000th of a troy ounce of metal, placing its intrinsic value well below a single US dollar at any recent platinum spot price.
The "Steampunk" series appears to be a privately marketed collector product authorized under Liberian law, not a sovereign monetary instrument in any functional sense.