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500 Ekueles Annobón island
| Issuer | Equatorial Guinea |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Weight | 18.5 g |
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| Obverse description | Central copper-coloured inner disc depicting a detailed sailing vessel with full rigging and multiple masts, rendered in relief against a plain field. The denomination '500' appears prominently in large numerals across the upper portion of the outer ring, straddling the border between the inner disc and the outer brass-coloured ring. The legend 'ekuelę' is inscribed to the left of the ship within the inner field. The place name 'Annobón' curves along the lower portion of the inner disc in large letters, with the date '2013' inscribed below in the exergue area of the outer ring. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Annobón is a volcanic island of roughly 17 square kilometers lying some 350 kilometers southwest of São Tomé, historically so isolated that its Portuguese Creole dialect — Fa d'Ambô — survived largely intact centuries after Portuguese administration ended. Equatorial Guinea acquired the island from Spain in 1968 but has long treated it as an afterthought; residents have periodically protested neglect and sought autonomy. A commemorative issue naming the island specifically is an unusual acknowledgment of a territory the central government in Malabo rarely highlights.