Vanuatu (1980-date) 50 Vatu, 1983 – 2009

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Vanuatu (1980-date) Vanuatu (1980-date)
Currency Vatu (1982 – 9999)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 50 Vatu
Year 1983 – 2009
Ruler Republic (1980–9999)
Composition Copper-nickel
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 15
Diameter (mm) 33
Thickness (mm) 2.25

Description

50 Vatu from Vanuatu (1980-date). Issued from 1983 to 2009. Struck in Copper-nickel. Measures 33 mm and weighs 15 g.

Obverse
The Vanuatu coat of arms featuring a Melanesian warrior standing in front of a curved boar's tooth above a scroll reading "LONG GOD YUMI STANAP". Value above. (Republic of VanuatuWith God we stand)
Reverse
Yam tubers (genus Dioscorea), important food crop in Vanuatu, surrounded by stems of the plant. Value above
Edge
Milled

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage vf xf au unc Comment Frequency
2009  € 2,20 € 2,20 € 2,20 € 2,20 Royal Australian Mint 33%
2002  Royal Mint 5%
1999  € 1,40 € 2,20 € 2,40 € 2,40 Royal Mint 19%
1995  Royal Mint 0.9%
1990  € 1,20 € 1,50 € 2,40 € 2,40 Royal Mint 25%
1983  € 1,80 € 2,20 € 2,30 € 2,30 Royal Mint 33%
1983  Royal Mint; BU 1.4%
1983  Royal Mint; Proof 2%

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