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5 Dollars B-17 Flying Fortress
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The central field bears the full coat of arms of the Republic of Liberia, depicting a shield charged with a sailing ship at sea, a palm tree, and a rising sun, surmounted by a scroll inscribed THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE. The shield is flanked by decorative supporters and rests above a ribbon legend reading REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA. The outer legend REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA arcs along the upper periphery, with the date 2006 divided across the lower field on either side of the arms, all within a reeded border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dramatic aerial combat scene centered on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber in three-quarter view, rendered in fine relief, bearing a USAAF star insignia on its fuselage. Additional B-17 aircraft are visible in the background field amid anti-aircraft flak bursts and billowing clouds, conveying a wartime bombing mission. The curved legend B-17 FLYING FORTRESS arcs along the upper periphery in bold lettering, while the denomination $5 appears in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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