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5 Vatu Sphynx
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse lettering | SPHYNX 5 VATU 1 OZ 999 SILVER |
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| Mintage | 2015 |
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The sphinx depicted here is Egyptian, not Greek — a distinction that matters, since Vanuatu has no cultural connection to either tradition. This coin belongs to a wave of Pacific island collector issues from the 2010s in which small-nation mints leased their sovereign striking authority to European bullion dealers, primarily in Germany and Switzerland, who designed and distributed the series themselves. The issuing country received a licensing fee; the coins rarely if ever circulated in Vanuatu.