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50 Dollars The New Millennium
| Issuer | Kiribati |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | A dramatic celestial and terrestrial composition fills the field, centred on a sunray breaking through and touching the curved horizon of the Earth, rendered as a globe with a visible dateline. Stars and a crescent moon are scattered across the background sky, evoking the transition into the new millennium. The upper legend reads '2000 * THE * NEW * MILLENNIUM' and the word 'ENLIGHTENMENT' is inscribed in the lower portion of the field, all on a mirrored proof surface. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2000 * THE * NEW * MILLENNIUM ENLIGHTENMENT |
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Kiribati adopted its constitution and gained independence from Britain on July 12, 1979 — the same date the Phoenix and Line Islands were formally incorporated, making it one of the few nations whose territory spans both hemispheres and, as of 2000, the only country to exist in all four hemispheres simultaneously. That geographic quirk meant Kiribati was officially the first nation to enter the year 2000, a distinction the government actively leveraged for commemorative coinage revenue, which remains a significant source of income for an island economy with few alternatives.