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2000 Dobras France - 1/2 Franc
| Issuer | Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe is displayed centrally in the field, featuring a shield bearing a palm tree flanked by two African grey parrots as supporters with wings displayed, surmounted by a green star, and encircled by scrolled banners bearing the national mottoes UNIDADE, DISCIPLINA, TRABALHO. The circumferential legend REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE S. TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE arcs around the upper periphery in Latin script, with the date 1999 inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse description | A relief map of Europe occupies the right portion of the field, commemorating the introduction of the Euro. An actual French 1/2 franc coin (featuring the olive branch and seed design by Henri Georges Adam, with the legend LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ) is inset and affixed to the left-centre of the reverse, displayed in contrasting patinated relief against the polished silver field. The upper legend O ANO DO EURO arcs above the map, with the subtitle 1 de Janeiro de 1999 beneath it. The denomination 2000 DOBRAS and the Euro equivalent 1 EURO are inscribed in two lines along the lower field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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