10 Vatu Pteranodon

Issuer Vanuatu (1980-date)
Year 2024
Type Non-circulating coin
Value 10 Vatu
Currency Vatu (1982-date)
Composition Bimetallic: copper centre in silver (.999) ring (High relief in silver with copper core)
Weight 155 g
Diameter 60 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#177
Obverse description The arms of Vanuatu featuring a Melanesian warrior standing in front of a curved boar`s tooth above a scroll reading `LONG GOD YUMI STANAP` and the value above. The outer part of the obverse shows different dinosaurs in various positions.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering RIPABLIK 10 VATU BLONG LONG GOD YUMI STANAP VANUATU
(Translation: Republic of Vanuatu In God we stand)
Reverse description The reverse of the coin depicts the Pteranodon, a genus of extinct pterosaurs, which lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 85-65 million years ago.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering PTERANODON 2024
Edge Plain
Mint
Mintage 2024 - Antique Finish - 1 999
Numisquare ID 6608549380
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