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5 Dollars Berlin Airlift - Lake Wannsee
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Diameter | 36 mm |
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| Reverse description | A scene commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift is depicted across the reverse field, showing a group of West Berliners watching an approaching supply aircraft in the sky above. At centre, a circular inset bears a colour-applied image of a seaplane on Lake Wannsee. The commemorative legend '50th ANNIVERSARY' arcs along the upper border, with 'LAKE WANNSEE' and 'BERLIN AIRLIFT' inscribed below, completing the thematic inscription around the central design. |
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| Reverse lettering | 50th ANNIVERSARY LAKE WANNSEE BERLIN AIRLIFT |
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Liberia produced a sprawling series of commemorative five-dollar pieces throughout the 1990s, many contracted to foreign mints and sold directly to collectors with no intention of domestic circulation. The Berlin Airlift series falls squarely in that category — issued nearly fifty years after Operation Vittles ended in September 1949, with individual coins in the series tied to specific locations around Berlin rather than to operational or historical milestones of the airlift itself.
Lake Wannsee sits well outside the airlift's logistical story, which centered on Tempelhof, Gatow, and later Tegel. Its inclusion reflects the series' collector-market ambitions more than any curatorial rigor.