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200 Vatu New Bank Building
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Value | 200 Vatu |
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| Obverse description | The obverse of this octagonal gold-plated coin displays the national coat of arms of Vanuatu at centre, featuring a Melanesian warrior in traditional dress standing before a boar's tusk and two crossed namele fern fronds, with a pig-tusk arc beneath. The legend 'RIPABLIK BLONG' arcs along the left and right sides of the octagonal field, with 'VANUATU' inscribed along the lower edge. The year of issue '2009' appears in the upper field above the coat of arms. The motto 'LONG GOD YUMI STANAP' is inscribed on a ribbon within the lower portion of the arms device. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed three-quarter perspective rendering of the new Reserve Bank of Vanuatu building, depicted as a modern multi-storey structure surrounded by ornamental foliage and flanked by flagpoles. The legend 'RESERVE BANK BLONG VANUATU' arcs along the upper portion of the octagonal field. Below the building, the inscription 'NEW R.B.V. 2009' is struck in the centre of the lower field, with the denomination 'VATU 200' inscribed immediately beneath. The entire design is rendered with gold-plated finish enhancing the architectural detail of the central motif. |
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Issued to mark the opening of the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu's new headquarters in Port Vila, this piece reflects the institution's efforts to assert financial identity for a nation that only gained independence in 1980 and replaced the joint Anglo-French Condominium's currency arrangements with the vatu in 1981. The bank itself had operated for nearly three decades before occupying purpose-built premises substantial enough to warrant a commemorative coin.