Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
20 Dollars Year of the Ox, Type I
| Issuer | Liberia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | 31.10 g |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | YEAR OF THE OX 丁丑 $20 |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Liberia's late-1990s bullion and commemorative program was largely a commercial operation targeting foreign collectors rather than domestic circulation — the country was in the midst of a devastating civil war, and the Liberian dollar itself had fractured into competing regional currencies backed by rival factions. These pieces were produced under government license but essentially for export, with the revenue accruing to the issuing authority rather than any domestic monetary function.
The "Type I" designation distinguishes this from a subsequent variant; collectors should verify the specific reverse die characteristics against KM#498 before attributing.