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50 Vatu Summer Olympics - Sprinter
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 50 Vatu |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the national arms of Vanuatu: a traditionally attired Melanesian warrior standing in full figure, holding a spear in his right hand and a namele fern frond in his left, set against a boar's tusk forming a circular backdrop. The motto legend LONG GOD YUMI STANAP appears on a scroll beneath the central device. The legend RIPABLIK BLONG is arranged along the left and right periphery respectively, with VANUATU along the lower rim and the date 1999 at the top of the field. |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic high-relief depiction of a male sprinter in mid-stride dominates the central field, rendered in a naturalistic athletic style with the figure leaning aggressively forward in a running pose. Horizontal lines below the figure suggest a running track. The legend OLYMPIC GAMES 2000 is arranged along the upper left arc of the field. The denomination 50 and the currency name VATU appear to the lower right of the sprinter figure. |
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| Reverse lettering | OLYMPIC GAMES 2000 50 VATU |
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