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25 Dollars Treaty of Maastricht
| Issuer | Central Bank of Liberia |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Liberia occupies the central field, depicting a sailing ship at sea with a dove in flight above and a palm tree to the right, set against a rising sun, all enclosed within a decorative shield supported by scrollwork and a ribbon bearing the secondary legend at the base. The date 2001 is divided to either side of the shield, with '20' at left and '01' at right. The primary legend 'REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA' arcs along the upper periphery, while the motto 'THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE' curves across the upper portion of the shield interior, and 'REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA' is repeated on the ribbon scroll at the base. The design is rendered in fine relief against a smooth field, with a beaded border running along the coin's rim. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Liberia's Central Bank issued a sprawling series of small-format gold pieces in the early 2000s commemorating international political events — the Maastricht Treaty among them. The treaty itself had been signed in February 1992 and formally established the European Union, setting the timetable for monetary union that would produce the euro. By 2001, that currency had just been finalized for circulation, giving the issue at least a topical hook.
These Liberian commemoratives were produced almost entirely for the collector market and saw no domestic circulation whatsoever.