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5 Dollars Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
| Issuer | Kiribati |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1979-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national coat of arms of Kiribati centrally positioned in the field, depicting a shield charged with a rising sun over ocean waves surmounted by a frigatebird in flight, with a scroll bearing the national motto in Gilbertese. The legend CHRISTMAS ISLAND arcs along the upper periphery, while KIRIBATI and the date 2013 appear along the lower periphery, all in raised Latin lettering. The motif is struck against a deeply mirrored proof field with a matte-finished shield device, creating strong visual contrast. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Kiribati holds no organic connection to Christmas iconography — the island nation licenses its sovereign minting authority to numismatic distributors, a common arrangement among Pacific microstates whose coin programs are designed entirely for the collector market and never circulate domestically. This piece is a product of that industry rather than of any national monetary need.