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50 Bututs
| Issuer | The Gambia |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel) |
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| Obverse description | Facing left truncated bust of President Sir Dawda Jawara, wearing traditional West African cap and robes with spectacles, engraved in a bold, naturalistic style by Michael Rizzello. The legend REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA curves along the upper periphery, with the date 1971 positioned to the right field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Prominent front-facing portrait of a zebu (African domestic ox) with large upswept horns occupying the central field, rendered in high sculptural relief. The numeral 50 appears above between the horns, flanked on the right by the Arabic legend بتوت and on the left by the Latin legend BUTUTS, together forming the full denomination. |
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