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20 Dollars Year of the Tiger, Type II
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a powerfully rendered tiger in traditional East Asian artistic style, shown in a dynamic standing pose with head raised and mouth open in a roar, turning to the right. The animal is rendered with fine detail in its fur and musculature, set against a stylized landscape with a rock formation and a partially visible moon or sun in the background. The Latin legend 'YEAR OF THE TIGER' arcs across the upper portion of the field, while the denomination '$ 20' appears at the bottom center. Chinese characters in an auspicious vertical arrangement border the design on both sides and along the lower arc, referencing the lunar year celebration. |
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Liberia's late-1990s commemorative silver program was frankly a collector-market confection — the country had no meaningful connection to the Chinese lunar calendar, and these pieces were produced for export sale, primarily into Asian and Pacific Rim markets hungry for bullion-format lunar issues. The "Type II" designation distinguishes a second die or packaging variant within the same year of issue, a common practice among the private minting contractors Liberia engaged during this period.