Vanuatu 20 Vatu 1983

National arms / Coconut crab reverse



Grade (our assessment): VF-25 to VF-30

Slabbed: No (raw coin, housed in cardboard 2x2 holder)



Metal: Copper-nickel

Weight: 10g (approx.)

Diameter: 28.5mm

Mintage: Not recorded



Obverse: Arms of Vanuatu featuring a Melanesian warrior standing before a curved boar's tooth, above a scroll inscribed "Long God Yumi Stanap" (Bislama: "In God We Stand"). Date 1983.

Reverse: Coconut crab (Birgus latro) surrounded by coconut palms. Denomination "20 VATU" below.



Surface: Uniform dark grey-olive patina consistent with circulated copper-nickel

Cleaning: No evidence of artificial cleaning

Condition notes: Reverse only photographed (note: coin was photographed upside-down in its holder). Moderate even wear across design high points. Crab detail and palm fronds show softening consistent with the grade. No major damage or corrosion visible.



Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides) gained independence in 1980 and introduced its own decimal currency, the vatu, in 1981. The coconut crab reverse is a distinctive and appealing design for Pacific Island coin collectors. The coconut crab is the world's largest land-dwelling arthropod.

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