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100 Dollars The New Millennium
| Issuer | Kiribati |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | At center, the shield from the coat of arms of Kiribati depicts a rising sun over ocean waves with a frigate bird above, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The denomination '100 DOLLARS' appears to the right of the shield, with the issuer name 'KIRIBATI' and date '2000' inscribed below. A two-part circular legend surrounds the design: 'TE MAURI, TE RAOI, AO TE TABOMOA' arching across the upper field and 'BE BLESSED FOREVER' along the lower border, separated by small five-pointed stars. |
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| Reverse description | A peace dove in full flight, carrying an olive branch in its beak, is depicted at center rising above a stylized globe emitting bold radiating sunbeams, set against a star-scattered field. The composition conveys a powerful millennium allegory of hope and universal peace. The circular legend 'THE * NEW * MILLENNIUM' arches along the upper border, preceded by the date '2000' at the left, while the word 'PEACE' appears in the lower exergual band separated by the inner beaded border. |
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Kiribati's choice to issue a platinum commemorative for the millennium is notable given that the nation's entire GDP at the time was propped up largely by a sovereign wealth fund built from phosphate royalties — phosphate mining having already exhausted Banaba Island decades earlier. A platinum coin from one of the world's poorest states was never a domestic circulation piece; it was minted squarely for foreign collector markets, with the Pobjoy Mint handling production under contract.