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50 Nakfa - Goliath Heron Dahlac
| Issuer | Eritrea |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Reverse description | A Goliath heron (Ardea goliath) is depicted in high relief, standing on a branch with wings raised and spread, rendered in fine naturalistic detail. The denomination 50 appears in large numerals to the right of the bird, with the Tigrinya currency inscription ናቕፋ below. The date 2020 is placed in the upper right field, and the scientific name Ardea goliath is inscribed in italic script along the lower left. The engraver's Cyrillic initials ВБ (Vitaly Bakhtinov) appear in the lower right field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Eritrea's wildlife coin programs have largely targeted export markets — these pieces circulate nowhere near Asmara. The Goliath Heron, the world's largest living heron species at up to 152 cm tall, is found along Eritrea's Red Sea coast and the Dahlak Archipelago, which the country administers and which lends this issue its subtitle. The Dahlak islands were a significant trading hub in medieval Islamic commerce and later housed an Italian penal colony during the colonial period — an incongruous history for what is now marketed as pristine wildlife territory.