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50 Vatu de Bougainville
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Value | 50 Vatu |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Vanuatu occupies the central field, depicting a Melanesian warrior standing before a curved boar's tusk. The denomination appears above the coat of arms. A scroll at the base bears the national motto in Bislama. The surrounding legend identifies the issuing nation and the year of issue. |
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| Obverse lettering | RIPABLIK 1994 BLONG VANATU (Translation: Republic of Vanuatu In God We Stand) |
| Reverse description | A facing portrait bust of the French navigator and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville dominates the central field. To the right, a terrestrial globe is surmounted by a period sailing vessel, with a navigational chart or map book depicted below. The explorer's name, birth and death years, and the denomination are inscribed in the surrounding legend. |
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