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50 Vatu Hummingbird
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Weight | 500 g |
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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, a traditional symbol of rank and prosperity. The denomination '50 VATU' appears above the arms, with the year of issue '2023' incorporated into the legend. The surrounding inscription reads 'RIPABLIK BLONG VANUATU' along the upper periphery and 'LONG GOD YUMI STANAP' on a scroll beneath the central device, translating as 'Republic of Vanuatu — In God We Stand.' The weight and fineness '500g Ag .999' are also inscribed within the obverse legend, attesting to the coin's bullion specifications. |
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| Obverse lettering | RIPABLIK 50 VATU 2023 BLONG LONG GOD YUMI STANAP VANUATU 500g Ag .999 (Translation: Republic of Vanuatu. In God we stand.) |
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Vanuatu has no native hummingbirds — the family Trochilidae is confined to the Americas — making this a purely commercial bullion issue with no ecological connection to the issuing nation. The Reserve Bank of Vanuatu has licensed its name to a number of large-format silver rounds of this type since the 2010s, a revenue arrangement common among smaller Pacific island states with limited domestic coinage demand.
KM#171 places it within a catalogued series, though collector interest tracks spot silver more than numismatic premium.