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| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1943-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Liberia is depicted prominently in the centre of the obverse, featuring a shield bearing a sailing ship at sea, a palm tree, and a rising sun, surmounted by a dove in flight. A scroll above the shield bears the national motto THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE. The legend REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 20 DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower field. The date 1997 appears in the left and right fields flanking the arms, and the name REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA is repeated on a ribbon below the shield. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents conjoined portrait effigies of Mother Teresa and Diana, Princess of Wales, facing one another in a compassionate composition. Mother Teresa is depicted in left profile, wearing her characteristic white and blue-bordered habit, her hands clasped in prayer. Princess Diana faces her in right profile, shown in civilian dress with her characteristic short hairstyle. The legend DIANA PRINCESS OF WALES arcs along the upper periphery, flanked by the dates 1961 and 1997. The inscription MOTHER TERESA is prominently rendered along the lower field, commemorating both women's shared humanitarian legacy. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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