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5 Dollars Discoverer of Kiribati
| Issuer | Kiribati |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Kiribati, depicting a shield charged with a frigate bird in flight above a rising sun over ocean waves, displayed centrally in high relief. A scroll beneath the shield bears the national motto legend in Latin script. The country name KIRIBATI and the date 1996 appear in the lower field, with the motto TE MAURI TE RAOI AO TE TABOMOA inscribed on the ribbon above. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Kiribati — the former British Gilbert Islands — gained independence in 1979, and its early commemorative program leaned heavily on Pacific exploration themes partly as a function of geography: the islands straddle both the equator and the International Date Line, making them a navigational curiosity that attracted European contact earlier than many Pacific groups. The 1996 "Discoverer" series sits within a broader wave of Pacific island collector coinage from that decade, most struck under contract at foreign mints and aimed squarely at the numismatic market rather than circulation.