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125 Dollars 75th Anniversary of the Star Spangled Banner
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1943-date) |
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| Obverse description | The arms of the Republic of Liberia occupy the central field, depicting a sailing ship at sea before a rising sun, a palm tree, a dove in flight, a plough and a spade, all within a shield surmounted by a scroll bearing the national motto 'THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE'. The legend REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA arcs along the upper periphery, and the date 2006 is divided across the lower field flanking the shield. The fineness mark 999.9 Au appears at the lower left, and the denomination 125 DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower rim, with the Pobjoy Mint mark PM at the lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE 20 06 REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA 999,9 Au. 125 DOLLARS PM |
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Liberia has issued gold coins under licensing arrangements since the 1990s, with most pieces struck by foreign private mints and marketed directly to collectors rather than circulated domestically. This piece commemorates the 1931 designation of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the U.S. national anthem — not the 1814 composition of the lyrics, a distinction the issuing authority almost certainly did not intend to foreground. The 75th anniversary count confirms the 2006 date aligns with 1931, not Francis Scott Key's original poem.