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| Uitgever | Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe |
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| Jaar | 1999 |
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| Gewicht | 31.10 g |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | The national coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe occupies the central field, depicting a heraldic shield charged with a palm tree and flanked by two African grey parrots with spread wings serving as supporters. Above the shield, a five-pointed star surmounts a ribbon bearing the legend DEMOCRÁTICA DE S. TOMÉ and REPÚBLICA PRÍNCIPE. A lower ribbon carries the national motto UNIDADE DISCIPLINA TRABALHO. The circular legend REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE S. TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE runs along the periphery, with the date 1999 positioned in the lower field. |
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| Opschrift keerzijde | O ANO DO EURO 1 de Janeiro de 1999 2000 DOBRAS 1 EURO |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
São Tomé and Príncipe has issued commemorative coins for foreign collectors since the 1970s, a revenue strategy common among small island nations with no realistic export economy for numismatic products. This particular piece belongs to a long series honoring discontinued European currencies in the years immediately before euro adoption — the Austrian Schilling and its subdivision the Groschen ceased legal tender status on 28 February 2002, making the 1999 issue date a deliberate lead-up to that transition.
The 50-Groschen coin it commemorates had itself been largely absent from Austrian circulation for decades before abolition, its purchasing power rendered negligible by postwar inflation.