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20 Vatu Lungs of the Earth
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Diameter | 38.6 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed jungle scene is rendered in the stylized outline of a pair of human lungs, symbolizing tropical rainforests as the lungs of the Earth. The left lobe features a bird perched on a branch amid lush foliage and tropical flowers, while the right lobe displays a chameleon on a leafy branch with butterflies in the field. A mintmaster's privy mark and the silver specification '1oz Ag 999' appear within the lower right of the design. The legend 'LUNGS of the EARTH' arcs along the upper border, and the year '2023' is prominently displayed at the base of the design. |
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Vanuatu's Reserve Bank has made a habit of issuing thematic silver rounds aimed squarely at the collector market, with minimal domestic circulation intent. This piece belongs to that pattern — a sovereign issue in name, produced in fine silver at one troy ounce, for an economy where the vatu circulates in base metal at fractions of this value. The "Lungs of the Earth" theme references the archipelago's old-growth forests and reef systems, which environmental bodies have flagged as among the Pacific's most pressured ecosystems.