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Vanuatu 1983 10 Vatu — The Coconut Crab

A coconut crab in cupro-nickel: Vanuatu’s 1983 10 vatu — the most charismatic reverse of the first circulation series.

History

  • Part of the 1983 first circulation series: 10, 20, and 50 vatu in cupro-nickel.
  • Reverse: the coconut crab; obverse: the coat of arms.
  • The series’ sizing carried the French colonial legacy — near the New Caledonian and French Polynesian equivalents.

Key dates & varieties

  • 1983 first year of the circulation series.

Specifications

  • Cupro-nickel, 1983 first-series issue.

Collector notes

  • Assemble the traditional-value reverse set: coconut crab, yams, shells, coconut.
  • The crab is the most charismatic reverse of the series — it leads the set.

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