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20 Dollars Coronation of King Haakon VII and Queen Maud
| Issuer | Central Bank of Liberia |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1943-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Liberia occupies the central field, depicting a sailing ship approaching a coastline, a palm tree, a rising sun, a plough, and a dove in flight, all within a shield surmounted by a scroll bearing the national motto. The outer legend reads REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA along the upper periphery, with the denomination 20 DOLLARS inscribed along the lower border. The date 2000 is split to either side of the central device, and a secondary inscription REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA appears on a ribbon at the base of the arms. The whole is framed by a fine toothed border. |
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| Mintage | 2000 - Proof |
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Haakon VII was not born Norwegian — he was Danish Prince Carl, elected to the Norwegian throne by referendum in 1905 following the dissolution of the union with Sweden. His wife Maud was a daughter of Edward VII of Britain. The coronation took place in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim in June 1906, the last Norwegian coronation ever held; the practice was abolished by constitutional amendment in 1908.
Liberia's commemorative program of the late 1990s and early 2000s issued dozens of silver dollars honoring European royalty with no connection to Liberia whatsoever — pure bullion-adjacent collector product aimed at the international numismatic market.