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5 Cents Non-magnetic
| Issuer | Kiribati |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Value | 5 Cents (0.05) |
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| Obverse description | The shield-shaped coat of arms of Kiribati occupies the central field, depicting a rising sun with radiating rays emerging from stylized ocean waves, surmounted by a frigate bird in flight. The legend KIRIBATI appears at the lower left of the coin, followed by the date 1979 at the lower right, both rendered in incuse Latin lettering along the bottom margin. |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistic, finely detailed rendering of a Tokai gecko (Gekko gecko) is depicted in full dorsal view, occupying the majority of the reverse field with its distinctive splayed limbs and textured, granular skin. The denomination numeral 5 is prominently struck in the upper central field, with the legend CENTS arched above it near the rim. The overall composition is rendered in high relief against a smooth field. |
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| Reverse lettering | CENTS 5 |
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