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20 Dollars William Shakespeare
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Weight | 20 g |
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| Reverse description | Front-facing portrait bust of William Shakespeare, English playwright, poet, and actor, occupying the central field of the coin. Architectural elements, likely representing Elizabethan-era buildings including the Globe Theatre, are depicted in the background behind the figure. The legend 'WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE' arcs across the upper portion of the reverse field, while the denomination '20 DOLLARS' appears in the lower field beneath the portrait. |
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| Mintage | 2003 - Proof |
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Liberia's commemorative silver program in the early 2000s was prolific to the point of saturation — the country licensed its issuing authority extensively to foreign minting operations, primarily in Germany and China, producing collector pieces with no meaningful domestic circulation. Most had little connection to Liberian history or economy, Shakespeare included.
This piece was almost certainly struck by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprägeanstalt in Munich, which handled the bulk of Liberian licensed issues during this period.