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20 Dollars Manuel Azaña y Diaz
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Value | 20 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The full national coat of arms of the Republic of Liberia is depicted centrally, featuring a shield with a sailing ship at sea, a palm tree, and a rising sun, surmounted by a scroll bearing the national motto 'THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE.' A dove in flight appears above the shield, flanked by decorative supporters. The date '2002' is split across the lower field on either side of the arms, with '20' to the left and '02' to the right. The outer legend 'REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA' curves along the upper periphery, and a second inscription 'REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA' appears on a ribbon scroll at the base of the arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE 2002 REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA |
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Liberia's early 2000s commemorative program was frankly opportunistic — the country licensed its mint authority to produce collectible coins honoring foreign historical figures with no meaningful connection to Liberia itself. Manuel Azaña, Spain's last president of the Second Republic before Franco's victory ended the Civil War in 1939, is an odd honoree for a West African nation. He died under house arrest in Montauban, France, in November 1940, having fled across the border after the Republic's collapse.