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5 Dollars Christopher Columbus
| Issuer | Central Bank of Liberia |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1943-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a dramatic nautical scene depicting Columbus's three caravels — the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María — under full sail upon a stylised ocean, rendered in fine relief. In the upper left field, an oval medallion contains a bust portrait of Christopher Columbus facing slightly left, shown in period dress with a broad-brimmed hat. The explorer's birth and death years 1451-1506 are inscribed vertically along the left margin, while the legend CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS arcs across the upper periphery. The denomination 5 DOLLARS appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1451-1506 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS 5 DOLLARS |
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Liberia's collector coin program of the 2000s was operated almost entirely through foreign minting and marketing intermediaries — most pieces, including this issue, were produced for the international collector market rather than for any domestic circulation. The Columbus subject had no particular connection to Liberian history; it was a commercially driven choice recycled across multiple issuing authorities during the same period.