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5 Dollars Heinrich Böll
| Issuer | Bank of Nauru |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Composition | Gold (.999) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Nauru occupies the central field, depicting a shield quartered with a frigate bird and a phosphate mining symbol, supported by two branches and surmounted by a native star and ribbon. The circular legend BANK OF NAURU arcs along the upper periphery, with the date 2009 positioned in the lower field below the arms. A beaded border frames the design. |
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| Reverse description | A lightly draped bust of the German Nobel laureate Heinrich Böll faces slightly left, rendered in fine relief against an unadorned field. A facsimile signature reading 'Heinrich Böll' appears in the lower central field. The legend HEINRICH BÖLL arcs along the upper periphery, accompanied by the birth and death years 1917–1985, while the denomination $5 is inscribed in the lower left field. A beaded border surrounds the entire design. |
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Nauru issued this piece as part of a broader German literary figures series, capitalizing on the small-denomination gold coin market that expanded sharply in the late 2000s as gold prices climbed and collector demand for sub-gram bullion pieces grew. Böll, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1972, remains most associated with his unflinching portrayals of postwar West German society — a somewhat unexpected honoree for a Pacific island nation with no historical connection to German letters.