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10 Dollars St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow
| Issuer | Bank of Nauru |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1993-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the coat of arms of Nauru prominently centered in the field, depicting a quartered shield supported by two frigate birds, with a star above and a scroll bearing the national motto 'GOD'S WILL FIRST' on a ribbon below. The legend 'BANK OF NAURU' arcs along the upper periphery, while the inscription 'NAOERO' appears on a banner within the coat of arms. The date '2005' is inscribed in the lower field beneath the arms. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Nauru's late-2000s commemorative silver program leaned heavily on world landmarks with no connection to the island, a strategy shared by dozens of small Pacific nations using coin issuance as a modest revenue stream rather than a statement of national identity. St. Basil's was a recurring subject across multiple issuers in this period, making KM#57 one of several competing catalog entries for nearly identical concepts struck in the same years.
Nauru itself had been effectively insolvent since the collapse of its phosphate trust fund in the early 2000s, relying on Australian financial support and unconventional income sources — of which numismatic licensing was one.