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2000 Dalasis Leif Eriksson
| Issuer | Central Bank of The Gambia |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Weight | 311 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the coat of arms of the Republic of The Gambia, depicting a shield supported by two lions rampant, with a ribbon below bearing the national motto PROGRESS PEACE PROSPERITY. The legend REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA curves along the upper rim in incuse lettering. The date 2020 and denomination 2000 DALASIS are inscribed in the lower field, with decorative star stops flanking the date. The entire surface carries a gold-plated finish over fine silver. |
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| Mintage | 2020 - Prooflike - 250 |
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Leif Eriksson's landfall in North America — almost certainly at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, dated archaeologically to around 1000 AD — predates Columbus by roughly five centuries, though the Norse settlement lasted no more than a decade before abandonment. The Gambia has no historical connection to Eriksson whatsoever; this is a bullion-adjacent commemorative issued purely for the international collector market, a revenue instrument dressed as numismatic tribute.
The 2020 date places it among dozens of similar issues from small African central banks licensing their minting authority to European distributors, most commonly through arrangements with the Bavarian State Mint or comparable facilities.