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20 Dollars Concorde
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The central field features the full coat of arms of the Republic of Liberia, depicting a three-masted sailing ship at sea, a palm tree, a rising sun, and a dove in flight above crossed tools, all enclosed within a shield surmounted by a scroll bearing the national motto THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE. The shield is supported by a decorative mantle, with a second legend REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA on a scroll below. The date 2000 is divided to either side of the arms in the upper field, the outer legend REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA arcs along the upper periphery, and the denomination 20 DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE 20 00 REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA 20 DOLLARS |
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Liberia's commemorative coinage of the late 1990s and early 2000s was largely produced for the international collector market by European minting contractors, with little to no connection to actual Liberian monetary policy. This piece marks the Concorde, which by 2000 was already operating under a cloud — Air France and British Airways were both quietly aware that the aging airframes were approaching the limits of their certified service lives.
The Roissy crash came in July of that year, grounding the entire fleet four months later.