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10 Dollars France - Mt. St. Michel
| Issuer | Bank of Nauru |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1993-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF NAURU NAOERO GOD'S WILL FIRST 2006 |
| Reverse description | A highly detailed, gold-plated relief depiction of Le Mont Saint-Michel occupies the central field, showing the iconic tidal island and medieval abbey of Normandy, France, with its distinctive pyramidal silhouette rising from the surrounding fortified village and rocky base. The architectural elements of the abbey, ramparts, and lower buildings are rendered with fine sculptural detail against the polished silver field. The curved legend 'FRANCE - LE MONT SAINT MICHEL' arcs around the upper portion of the coin, while the denomination '10 DOLLARS' is inscribed below the central device. The series inscription 'EUROPEAN MONUMENTS' appears in the lower exergue, identifying this coin as part of a wider commemorative series. |
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Nauru's authority to issue commemorative coinage stems from its status as an independent republic, though the island's economy had collapsed so severely by the mid-2000s that the government had effectively ceded financial administration to Australia. The Mt. St. Michel piece belongs to a sprawling series of foreign landmark issues produced almost entirely for the collector market — Nauru itself had no meaningful circulation coinage infrastructure at the time of striking.
Mont-Saint-Michel was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979.