Catalog
20 Vatu Louis XIV
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Currency | Vatu (1982-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the national coat of arms of Vanuatu, featuring a traditionally attired Melanesian warrior standing upright and holding a spear in his right hand, set against a circular boar's tusk motif with crossed namele fern fronds at either side. A ribbon scroll below the warrior bears the national motto in Bislama: LONG GOD YUMI STANAP. The circumferential legend reads RIPABLIK BLONG VANUATU, divided by the date 2015 positioned at the top of the field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Vanuatu has no meaningful connection to Louis XIV, making this one of the more nakedly commercial issues in the modern commemorative gold market. The Reserve Bank of Vanuatu has long licensed its minting authority to European producers — primarily Kremnica and various Austrian intermediaries — who sell legal-tender micro-gold coins to collectors with no expectation of circulation. The 0.50g format exists purely to hit a low retail price point.