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20 Euros Pattern
| Issuer | Saint Barthelemy |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the coat of arms of Saint-Barthélemy centered in the field, depicting a quartered shield surmounted by a mural crown. The upper quarters display three fleurs-de-lis on a fessé field, the lower quarters bear a Maltese cross and three crowns respectively. The legend SAINT BARTHÉLEMY appears across the upper field in bold raised lettering, while the French Republican motto LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ is inscribed in cursive to the right. The date 2004 and the RF monogram (République Française) appear at lower right, with the ESSAI designation struck in the lower exergue area. |
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| Obverse lettering | SAINT BARTHELEMY liberté égalité fraternité 2004 RF ESSAI |
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Saint Barthélemy did not gain formal status as a French overseas collectivity until 2007, meaning this 2004 pattern was struck three years before the island had any independent monetary authority to issue under. Pattern issues attributed to Saint Barthélemy from this period occupy an ambiguous legal space — produced in anticipation of, or speculation about, a sovereignty that did not yet formally exist.