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5 Amero
| Issuer | Union of North America |
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| Currency | Amero |
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| Obverse description | The central disc features the U.S. Great Seal reverse motif — a truncated pyramid surmounted by the All-Seeing Eye — accompanied by the Latin mottoes ANNUIT CŒPTIS and NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM in the field. Superimposed upon this imagery is the coat of arms of Portugal along with the legend PORTUGAL and the commemorative inscription referencing the 2nd Lusophonia Games in Lisbon, appropriated from the obverse design of the Portuguese 2009 two-euro commemorative coin. The outer ring bears twelve decorative elements comprising nine stars and three maple leaf devices, symbolically referencing Canada within the North American union theme. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The "Amero" was a currency proposed in some academic and political circles following NAFTA, most notably by Canadian economist Herbert Grubel in a 1999 Fraser Institute paper. No such currency was ever adopted, no Union of North America has ever existed as an issuing authority, and no official mint has produced legal tender denominated in Ameros. This piece is a privately minted fantasy coin — a novelty item, not a numismatic artifact with any governmental or monetary standing.