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5 Dollars France
| Issuer | Northern Mariana Islands (United States) |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Diameter | 13.92 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting the coat of arms of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, featuring a latte stone and a star within a wreath, all supported by a spread eagle with wings displayed. The circular legend 'COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '5 DOLLARS' appears in the lower field. The design is rendered in high relief against a polished proof field. |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting a stylized tree of life with spreading branches, adapted from the design used on French euro coinage, set against a geometric star-pattern background radiating from the central motif. The RF monogram, representing the République Française, is divided across the lower trunk of the tree. The legend 'LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE' arcs along the left and upper periphery, and the date '2004' appears in the lower exergue. |
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The Northern Mariana Islands gained the right to issue commemorative coinage under a 1983 Covenant arrangement with the United States, though these pieces hold no legal tender status within the U.S. monetary system proper. The France-themed issue belongs to a broader CNMI series exploiting the tiny gold format popular with Pacific island jurisdictions in the early 2000s — low gold content kept production costs minimal while allowing nominal face values that made the pieces technically "legal tender" in the issuing territory.