5 Dollars 1997, Chinese Zodiac - Year of the Rat [Liberia]

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Reverse
In the central part, two rats are sitting next to a pumpkin. Below the left rat is the Chinese character for 'Rat'. Along the upper edge of the coin from left to right are listed the years: 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, and 2008, separated by triangles. Along the lower edge is the inscription: '$5' - five dollars.
Obverse
In the central part is an image of the seated Goddess of Liberty with a sheaf of ears of grain in her right hand. To her left is a rising sun, to her right are three flags with five-pointed stars, and behind the flags is a globe of the Earth with the English inscription: 'LIBERTY'. Below, at the feet of the goddess in a decorative cartouche, is the year of issue 1997. Below the image of Liberty is a three-line inscription in English: 'LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE', which translates to: 'Love of liberty brought us here'. In the upper part, along the edge of the coin, is the name of the country, Republic of Liberia, in English: 'REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA'. The coin's edge features decorative elements in the form of dentils.