Catalog
5 Vatu shell
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 1983-2009 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | RIPABLIK BLONG VANUATU 1983 LONG GOD YUMI STANAP (Translation: Republic of Vanuatu In God we stand) |
| Reverse description | Central design features a large, naturalistically rendered cone shell (Conus species) depicted in high relief, oriented diagonally across the field with its apex pointing to the lower left. Fine engraved detail captures the shell's distinctive spiral ridging and surface texture. The denomination numeral 5 appears in large characters in the lower left field, with the currency name VATU inscribed below in a single horizontal line along the lower portion of the coin. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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