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20 Dollars Duke of Marlborough
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE 1997 REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA $20 DOLLARS |
| Reverse description | An armored half-length portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, is depicted facing slightly to the right, wearing plate armor with long curled periwig characteristic of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The portrait is set within a beaded inner circle, flanked by an elaborate wreath of oak leaves and acorns in high relief. The legend 'DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH' arcs along the upper portion within a curved banner, while the denomination '$20' appears to the right of the portrait in the field. A small floral ornament is visible at the base of the wreath, and the mint mark 'FM' is present in the lower field. |
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Liberia's 1990s commemorative program was, bluntly, one of the most commercially cynical in modern numismatics — the country issued hundreds of silver dollars targeting foreign collectors on themes that had no connection whatsoever to Liberian history. John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeated the French at Blenheim in 1704, one of the most consequential battlefield decisions of the 18th century, and was rewarded with a palace named after the victory. None of that has anything to do with Monrovia.