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50 Dollars Theodore Roosevelt
| Issuer | Liberia |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1943-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE 2002 REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA |
| Reverse description | Forward-facing bust portrait of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, depicted in civilian dress with his characteristic pince-nez spectacles and moustache, occupying the central field. The presidential term dates 1901 and 1909 appear in the lower left and lower right fields respectively, flanking the portrait. The denomination $50 is inscribed in the exergue below the bust. The curved legend XXVI U.S. PRESIDENT · THEODORE ROOSEVELT arcs along the upper rim. |
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Liberia's early 2000s gold collector series leaned heavily on American presidential iconography — a commercially driven strategy targeting U.S. buyers rather than reflecting any genuine monetary need. These pieces were legal tender in name only; Liberia's actual circulating currency at the time was the Liberian dollar, itself under severe inflationary pressure following years of civil conflict under and after Charles Taylor's regime.
The .585 fineness (14 karat) is notably below the .999 or .9167 standard of most sovereign gold issues, keeping metal costs down on what was always a profit-margin product rather than a bullion instrument.