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20 Dollars Montgolfière
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely detailed scene commemorating the Montgolfier hot air balloon, depicting the ornate spherical balloon tethered by ropes and rigging, rising above a formal courtyard lined with rows of trees on either side. In the lower foreground, a brazier platform is shown with figures attending the inflation apparatus, while numerous spectators are scattered throughout the grounds. The legend 'MONTGOLFIÈRE' arcs along the upper border in raised letters, and the denomination '$20' appears in the lower central field, integrated within the scenic composition. |
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The Montgolfière balloon — the design subject here — made its first untethered human flight on November 21, 1783, carrying Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes over Paris for roughly 25 minutes. Liberia has issued commemorative silver in this format extensively since the 1990s, contracting production through European and Asian minting houses targeting the collector market rather than any domestic circulation need.