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5 Dollars Vatican City
| Issuer | Central Bank of Liberia |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE 20 05 REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA FINE NIOBIUM 5 DOLLARS .999/1.000 |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Liberia's early 2000s collector program produced a sprawling series of foreign-themed commemoratives with no connection to Liberian history, politics, or geography — this Vatican-themed niobium piece being a characteristic example. The Central Bank issued these almost exclusively for the international novelty coin market, not domestic circulation. Niobium's use here follows the Austrian Mint's pioneering bimetallic niobium-silver coins begun in 2003, which sparked a wave of imitators among smaller issuing authorities looking to attract collector premiums through unusual metal choices.