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20 Vatu Georges Bizet
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Vanuatu occupy the central field, depicting a Melanesian warrior in traditional dress standing before a curved boar's tusk. A scroll beneath bears the national motto legend LONG GOD YUMI STANAP. The issuer legend RIPABLIK BLONG VANUATU arcs around the periphery, with the date appearing in the upper field. |
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| Reverse description | A bust portrait of French composer Georges Bizet is depicted in the left field, set against the architectural facade of the Opéra-Comique in Paris rendered in fine relief. A fragment of musical score appears in the lower field, evoking his celebrated operatic works. To the right, a parted stage curtain frames the composition, with the composer's facsimile autograph positioned above. The legend GEORGES BIZET with his birth and death years flanks the design, and the issue year appears in the lower field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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