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| Issuer | Republic of Liberia |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Weight | 0.73 g |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE 20 00 25 DOLLARS |
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| Reverse lettering | GEORGE WASHINGTON $25 |
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Liberia's gold commemorative program of the late 1990s and early 2000s was, frankly, a cynical exercise in revenue generation rather than numismatic craft — the country was in the grip of civil war aftermath and economic collapse, and the "Republic of Liberia" issuing authority existed largely on paper for licensing purposes. These fractional gold pieces were produced for the collector market by private mints under contract, with Liberia's name providing legal cover for an issue that had no meaningful domestic circulation.