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20 Riels Prehistoric Animals - Indricotherium
| Issuer | Cambodia |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Value | 20 Riels |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a raised rectangular depiction of the State of Cambodia national flag (in use 1989–1991), showing the silhouette of Angkor Wat rendered in frosted relief against a horizontally striped background. The legend STATE OF CAMBODIA curves along the upper rim, while the denomination 20 RIELS is inscribed in two lines across the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | A full-bodied Indricotherium (Paraceratherium), the giant prehistoric rhinoceros relative, stands facing left in the centre of the field, rendered in frosted relief against a mirror-polished background with rocky terrain suggested at its feet and foliage elements to the right. The legend PREHISTORIC ANIMALS curves along the upper rim from left to right, with the species name Indricotherium inscribed in italic lettering at the left, and the date 1993 positioned in the lower right field. |
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Indricotherium — now more commonly assigned to the genus Paraceratherium — was a hornless rhinoceros relative from the Oligocene, and among the largest land mammals known to have existed. Cambodia's early-1990s prehistoric animal series was issued during one of the most turbulent transitional periods in the country's modern history, coming just after the 1991 Paris Peace Accords and amid UN-administered preparations for the 1993 elections. These coins were produced for the international collector market rather than domestic circulation, a common revenue strategy for smaller nations in the post-Soviet era.