1 Butut 1998

Weight

1.55 g

Diameter

17.5 mm

Thickness

1.2 mm

Material

Copper plated steel

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Plain

Technique

Milled

Front design

Coat of Arms

Back design

Peanuts

Year of Minting

1998

Ruling authority

Republic (1970-date)

Mint location

Royal Mint , Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA PROGRESS PEACE PROSPERITY 1998 Reverse: 1 BUTUT بُتُوتْ

Context

The axe represents the forest and the hoe agriculture, the 2 riches of the country, but also the 2 majority peoples, the Peuls who are breeders and the Mandingues farmers. These 2 tools are on the shield, but also held by each of the animals in the coat of arms. This is an automatic translation. The original text is: La hache représente la forêt et la houe l'agriculture, les 2 richesses du pays, mais aussi les 2 peuples majoritaires, les Peuls qui sont éleveurs et les Mandingues agriculteurs. Ces 2 outils sont sur l'écu , mais aussi tenus par chacun des animaux de l'armoirie.

Rarity

Common

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

Yes

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

0