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1000 Pesetas Juri Gagarin - First Man In Space
| Issuer | Western Sahara |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Currency | Peseta (1975-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic occupy the central field, depicting two crossed rifles surmounted by a crescent moon and five-pointed star, all flanked by olive branches and a ribbon scroll bearing the Arabic motto for freedom, democracy, and unity. The denomination 1000 appears to the lower right, with the Arabic denomination legend below. The bilingual legend REPUBLICA SAHARAUI arcs along the upper left periphery in Latin script, while the Arabic equivalent الجمهورية الصحراوية arcs along the upper right. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA SAHARAUI الجمهورية الصحراوية 1000 بسيطة صحراوية حرية ديمقراطية وحدة |
| Reverse description | A colorized effigy of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in a white space helmet bearing the Cyrillic inscription CCCP dominates the central field, set against a vivid blue background evoking outer space, with a partial view of a spacecraft visible behind him. The legends FIRST MAN IN SPACE and JURI GAGARIN appear within the colored disc, flanking the date 1961 at the top center. The outer milled border carries the Spanish legend PIONEROS DE LA HUMANIDAD arcing along the upper periphery and TRIUNFO Y AVENTURA along the lower periphery. |
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