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20 Dollars Felix Lope de Vega
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The central device features the full coat of arms of the Republic of Liberia, depicting a three-masted sailing ship on the sea, a palm tree, a dove in flight, a rising sun, a plough, and an anchor on a shield surmounted by a scroll bearing the national motto. The date 2003 is divided by the shield, with '20' to the left and '03' to the right. A ribbon scroll beneath the arms bears the legend 'REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA' in the exergue. The circular outer legend 'REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA' arcs along the upper rim, while the motto 'THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE' appears on a ribbon across the upper portion of the shield. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Liberia's early 2000s commemorative program was prolific to the point of notoriety — the country issued hundreds of collector coins during this period, most with no domestic circulation whatsoever, produced entirely for the international numismatic market by foreign mints under licensing arrangements. Lope de Vega, the 17th-century Spanish dramatist credited with authoring somewhere between 800 and 1,800 plays depending on the source, had no particular connection to Liberia.
The licensing model meant Liberian authorities collected a flat fee while private distributors absorbed the commercial risk.