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10 Vatu Attacus Atlas
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Currency | Vatu (1982-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Vanuatu displayed centrally, depicting a Melanesian warrior in traditional dress standing before a curved boar's tusk emblem. The national motto legend "LONG GOD YUMI STANAP" appears on a scroll beneath the shield. The legend "RIPABLIK BLONG VANUATU" arcs around the design, with the date 2006 incorporated into the legend at the top of the field. |
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| Reverse description | A full-colour polychrome depiction of the Atlas moth (Attacus atlas) displayed with wings spread, rendered in vivid shades of red and orange with distinctive translucent blue-grey fenestrate patches on both the fore- and hindwings, and characteristic hooked forewing tips resembling serpent heads. A small mintmaster's mark appears in the upper field above the moth. The Latin species name "Attacus Atlas" is inscribed in an arc at the top of the field, and the denomination "10 VATU" appears in the lower field, all within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 2006 - Proof - 5,000 |
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