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1000 Pesetas Northern European Ship
| Issuer | Western Sahara |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Currency | Peseta (1975-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the national arms of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, comprising two crossed rifles adorned with national flags, surmounted by a crescent and star, and flanked by olive branches. A ribbon scroll below the arms bears an Arabic motto. The upper legend reads 'REPUBLICA SAHARAUI' in Latin script, with a corresponding Arabic inscription to the right. The denomination '1000' and the Arabic legend for 'Sahrawi Peseta' appear along the lower periphery, with two five-pointed stars serving as separators. |
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| Reverse description | A polychrome enamelled depiction of a Nordic Dromon, a medieval Northern European sailing vessel dating from circa 0426 to 1450, shown sailing upon stylised blue waves. The ship displays multiple coloured sails decorated with crosses and geometric patterns in red, blue, white, and gold enamel, with small pennants at the mastheads. The upper legend reads 'VELEROS ANTIGUOS' in Latin script, with an Arabic equivalent inscription below it. The lower legend identifies the vessel as 'BARCO NÓRDICO DROMOΝ', with the date range '0426 – 1450' and the year '1997' inscribed in the field. |
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Western Sahara has no functioning government with minting authority — the territory has been administered by Morocco since 1976 following Spain's withdrawal, with the Polisario Front claiming a government-in-exile recognized by some states but controlling no monetary infrastructure. These "issues" are produced entirely for the collector market by private licensing firms, bearing the name of a non-issuing entity. KM#57 exists because the territory's ambiguous sovereignty makes it legally convenient for third-party minters to assign it coin attribution without meaningful oversight.