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5 Dollars Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
| Issuer | Kiribati |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1979-date) |
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| Reverse description | A colorfully rendered depiction of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer occupies the central field, with the figure highlighted in partial gilding and fitted with a red ruby-set nose as a decorative insert. Coniferous trees form the background landscape, evoking a festive winter scene. The denomination 5$ appears in the lower field, and the legend RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER is inscribed across the design. |
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| Mintage | 2012 - Proof - 7,500 |
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Kiribati — a sovereign nation with no meaningful numismatic tradition of its own — has long served as a licensing vehicle for novelty collector coins issued by foreign minting operations, typically the Perth Mint or private European distributors. This piece belongs to that category entirely. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer originated as a 1939 promotional booklet written by Robert L. May for Montgomery Ward department stores, later adapted into the song and television special that made the character ubiquitous. The Kiribati government receives a fee; the coins circulate nowhere near the equatorial Pacific.