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5 Dollars Javelin throw
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The central field displays the Coat of Arms of Liberia, featuring a shield with a sailing ship, palm tree, rising sun, and plough, surmounted by a scroll bearing the national motto. The date 2004 flanks the shield on either side. The outer legend REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA arcs along the upper periphery, with a secondary legend REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA repeated on a scroll within the arms. The denomination 5 DOLLARS appears in the lower exergue, accompanied by the inscriptions FINE NIOBIUM and .999/1,000 denoting the metal purity. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a dynamic composition contrasting ancient and modern javelin throwing. In the foreground, a large figure of a contemporary athlete in mid-throw stance is rendered in high relief, javelin raised. Behind and to the left, a smaller ancient Greek athlete in classical style is depicted in a similar throwing pose, with a colonnade of ancient temple ruins visible at lower left. The denomination $5 appears to the right of the central figures. The arc legend FROM ANCIENT TO MODERN SPORTS runs along the upper periphery, and the date 2004 is inscribed in the lower exergue, framed by a Greek key border decorating the lower rim. |
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