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| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | RIPABLIK BLONG VANUATU 2015 LONG GOD YUMI STANAR |
| Reverse description | Central device features a highly detailed, realistically rendered color portrait of a seated Maine Coon kitten facing slightly left, its long tabby fur and amber eyes prominently displayed against a decorative swirling arabesque background in the field. Several small crystal embellishments are set into the field surrounding the cat. The denomination 5 VATU is inscribed in large numerals and text to the left of the central device, with the breed name MAINE COON arching along the upper right border. The inscription 1 Oz 999 silver appears in the lower left field. |
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Vanuatu's Reserve Bank has issued a long-running series of collectible silver pieces under its domestic denomination framework, though none circulate and all are produced explicitly for the numismatic export market. The Maine Coon entry in this animal series was struck by a European contract mint — almost certainly B.H. Mayer's Mint in Germany, which handled the majority of Vanuatu's collector output during this period.
KM#122 confirms catalog recognition, but secondary market depth for this type is shallow.