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5 Vatu Persian Exotic
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A full-color photographic-style portrait of a seated Persian Exotic shorthair cat occupies the center of the field, depicted facing forward with distinctive flat facial features and amber eyes. To the left of the cat, the denomination 5 VATU is inscribed in bold relief, with the numeral 5 prominently large above the word VATU. The inscription 1 OZ 999 SILVER appears along the lower left periphery. The breed name PERSIAN EXOTIC is inscribed in a curved legend along the right border. The field background is decorated with delicate scrolling foliate engraving, and multiple Swarovski crystal stones are set throughout the design. |
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Vanuatu's Reserve Bank has issued a long-running series of wildlife-themed silver pieces aimed squarely at the collector bullion market, with the "Persian Exotic" falling into that category — a domestic cat breed elevated to legal tender status by a Pacific island nation that has no particular connection to the subject. The coins are struck under licensing arrangements common to small sovereign issuers who effectively rent their monetary authority to private minting firms, in this case almost certainly produced by a European or Australian contractor.
KM#134 is one of several cat-themed issues from this series year.