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500 Vatu Shark
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central depiction of the Vanuatu coat of arms featuring a traditionally dressed Melanesian warrior standing upright, holding a spear in his right hand and a palm frond in his left, set before a boar's tusk and two crossed namele fern fronds. A ribbon below bears the national motto in Bislama. The date 2005 appears above the central device. The legend RIPABLIK BLONG VANUATU is arranged around the periphery, with VANUATU prominently displayed at the base. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Vanuatu's large-format silver issues of the mid-2000s were produced almost entirely for the collector export market — the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu has never maintained significant domestic circulation for coins of this size or value, and pieces like this were sold through international distributors almost immediately upon issue.