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| Issuer | National Bank of Liberia |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1943-date) |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of President William R. Tolbert Jr. occupies the central field, depicted in three-quarter view wearing a traditional fez-style cap. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine portraiture detail, including a short moustache and collar visible at the truncation. The circumferential legend reads REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA along the upper arc, with the name W.R. TOLBERT JR. along the lower arc, both separated by five-pointed stars flanking the inscription. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA * W.R. TOLBERT JR. * |
| Reverse description | The central field displays the coat of arms of Liberia within a decorative shield, depicting a sailing ship at sea with a palm tree and a rising sun on the shoreline, surmounted by a scroll bearing the national motto. The numeral 50 appears to the left and right of the shield at mid-field. The circumferential legend THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE runs along the upper arc, while the date 1979 is placed below the shield and the denomination FIFTY CENTS appears along the lower arc, flanked by five-pointed stars. |
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