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5 Dollars Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
| Issuer | Government of Kiribati |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the coat of arms of Kiribati centrally placed against a deeply mirrored black field, depicting a shield bearing a frigate bird in flight above a rising sun over stylised ocean waves. Beneath the shield, a scroll ribbon carries the national motto in Gilbertese: TE MAURI TE RAOI AO TE TABOMOA (Health, Peace and Prosperity). The legend CHRISTMAS ISLAND arcs along the upper periphery, while KIRIBATI and the date 2014 appear in bold lettering along the lower periphery. |
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| Mintage | 2014 - Proof - 5,000 |
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Kiribati, a Pacific microstate with no meaningful numismatic tradition of its own, has long licensed its sovereign authority to issuing houses — in this case almost certainly the Perth Mint or a European bullion program — producing coins that will never circulate within the country's borders. This piece is a collector product in the strictest sense, designed entirely for the holiday gift and novelty bullion market.
The partial gilding technique applied here became a standard upsell feature on commemorative silver issues from roughly 2010 onward, adding marginal production cost while significantly increasing retail premium.