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20 Dollars Declaration of Independence
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Liberia occupies the central field, depicting a three-masted sailing ship at sea, a dove in flight, a rising sun, and a plough with a spade on the shoreline, all surmounted by a scroll bearing the national motto 'THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE.' The split date '20 00' flanks the shield at left and right. An outer legend reading 'REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '20 DOLLARS' is inscribed along the lower rim, with the legend 'REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA' also appearing on a scroll within the lower portion of the arms. |
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| Reverse lettering | HISTORY OF AMERICA · DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE JULY 4, 1776 $20 |
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Liberia's commemorative silver program of the late 1990s and early 2000s was largely driven by the Pobjoy Mint and similar contracted producers, issuing coins with little direct connection to Liberian monetary history. The country was in the grip of civil war aftermath during this period — Charles Taylor had just been elected president in 1997 under deeply disputed circumstances — making the patriotic American subject matter a straightforward commercial decision aimed squarely at the U.S. collector market rather than any domestic purpose.