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500 Francs International Year of the Child, Pattern

Issuer New Hebrides (1906-1980)
Year 1979
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Obverse lettering NOUVELLES-HÉBRIDES 500f NEW HEBRIDES
Reverse description Central device depicts a seated indigenous Melanesian woman, shown from the waist upward, cradling a newborn infant in her arms and gazing downward at the child with a tender expression. The figure is rendered in finely detailed high relief, conveying maternal devotion in a style evoking traditional Melanesian art. The bilingual commemorative legend 'L'ANNEE DE L'ENFANT - YEAR OF THE CHILD' curves around the full periphery of the coin. The date '- 1979 -' appears in the lower exergual area, flanked by short dashes.
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Mintage 1979 - - 60
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