20 Vatu

€3,695.00
IssuerVanuatu (1980-date)
Year1983-2010
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value20 Vatu
CurrencyVatu (1982-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight10.2 g
Dimensions28.45 mm
Thickness2.05 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#7, Schön#20
Obverse descriptionThe arms of Vanuatu featuring a Melanesian warrior standing in front of a curved boar`s tooth above a scroll reading `LONG GOD YUMI STANAP` and the date above.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering1995 RIPABLIK BLONG LONG GOD YUMI STANAP VANUATU
(Translation: Republic of Vanuatu In God we stand)
Reverse descriptionCoconut crab, Birgus latro, surrounded by coconut trees. Value above. Of the Hermit crab family, it is the largest of all terrestrial crabs, present from the Seychelles to Polynesia.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering20 VATU
EdgeMilled
MintRoyal Australian Mint, Canberra,Australia (1965-date)
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United
Kingdom (1968-date)
Mintage1983  - Royal Mint -
1983  - Royal Mint; BU -
1983  - Royal Mint; Proof -
1990  - Royal Mint -
1995  - Royal Mint -
1999  - Royal Mint -
2010  - Royal Australian Mint -
Catalog ID1652548240
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