50 Vatu de Bougainville

€333,402.00
IssuerVanuatu (1980-date)
Year1994
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value50 Vatu
CurrencyVatu (1982-date)
CompositionSilver
Weight31.47 g
Dimensions38.6 mm
Thickness3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#21
Obverse descriptionThe Vanuatu coat of arms featuring a Melanesian warrior standing in front of a curved boar`s tooth above a scroll reading `LONG GOD YUMI STANAP`. Value above.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringRIPABLIK 1994 BLONG VANATU
(Translation: Republic of Vanuatu In God We Stand)
Reverse descriptionFront portrait of French explorer, Louis de Bougainville. On the right an Earth globe with a sailing boat on top of it and a map book below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDE BOUGAINVILLE 1729-1811 50 VATU
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1994  - Proof - 10 000
Catalog ID3380330250
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