20 Piasters

South Sudan became independent in July 2011 following a referendum in which nearly 99% of voters chose secession from Sudan, making it the world's newest nation at the time. The first coin series, of which this is a part, was introduced in 2015 — four years after independence, during which the country had relied almost entirely on paper currency. By the time these coins entered circulation, South Sudan was already engulfed in a civil war that had begun in December 2013, severely limiting their practical distribution.