瓦努阿图1999年版1瓦图硬币Vanuatu 1999 Edition 1 VATU Coin

瓦努阿图1999年版1瓦图硬币（收于2018年）瓦努阿图全称瓦努阿图共和国，位于南太平洋西部，基本上由火山岛和珊瑚礁岛构成，有"火山岛国"之称。陆地面积1.219万平方公里；人口：28.2万（2017年）；首都：维拉港；总统：塔利斯·奥贝德·摩西。

数千年前瓦努阿图人即在此生息。1825年以后英、法等国的传教士、商人和农场主纷纷来到此地。1906年10月法、英签署了共管公约，该地沦为英、法共管殖民地。1940年发生乔恩·弗伦运动，公开提出反对教会，反对白人和反对政府的口号。1963年出现了第一个政党──乡村党，要求收回土地和实现独立。由于民族运动的迅速发展，英、法同意该地区于1978年1月实行内部自治。1980年7月30日独立，定国名为瓦努阿图共和国。

瓦努阿图强调维护民族独立，反对外来干涉和大国控制； 谋求发展与亚洲国家的关系；是联合国、南太论坛、太平洋共同体（即原南太委员会）成员国。中国同瓦努阿图1982年3月26日建交。建交以来，两国友好合作关系发展顺利。

瓦努阿图经济落后；农业和旅游业是瓦努阿图的经济支柱。1997年，为提高政府管理水平，刺激经济，吸引外资，瓦努阿图实施了全面改革计划；2017年12月19日，亚洲基础设施投资银行已经批准通过瓦努阿图加入亚投行。

瓦努阿图共和国的法定货币瓦图，由瓦努阿图中央银行——瓦努阿图储备银行发行。辅币分，1瓦图=100分。此1瓦图硬币正面主图为瓦努阿图国徽图案及皮钦文REPUBLIK BLONG VANUATU(瓦努阿图共和国)字样；国徽图案上一位美拉尼西亚勇士身穿当地传统服装、手执武器站立在该国最高峰——塔布韦马萨纳峰，勇士背后是猪牙和"纳米丽"叶；底端的绶带上用瓦努阿图文写着"上帝与我们共存"。背面主图为海螺和面额1 VATU(瓦图)。Vanuatu, the Republic of Vanuatu, is located in the western part of the South Pacific Ocean. It is basically composed of volcanic islands and coral reef islands, and is known as a "volcanic island country". The land area is 12,190 square kilometers; Population: 282,000 (2017); Capital: Port Vila; President:Tallis Obed Moses

Vanuatu people lived here thousands of years ago. After 1825, missionaries, businessmen and farmers from Britain and France came here one after another. In October, 1906, France and Britain signed the co-management convention, and the area became a British-French co-management colony. In 1940, Jon Fren Movement took place, and publicly put forward slogans against church, whites and government. In 1963, the first political party, the Village Party, appeared, demanding land recovery and independence. Due to the rapid development of the national movement, Britain and France agreed to implement internal autonomy in January 1978. On July 30, 1980, it became independent, and its name was the Republic of Vanuatu.

Vanuatu emphasizes safeguarding national independence and opposes foreign interference and big power control; Seek to develop relations with Asian countries; It is a member of the United Nations, the South Pacific Forum and the Pacific Community (formerly the South Pacific Committee). China and Vanuatu established diplomatic relations on March 26, 1982. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries have developed smoothly.

Vanuatu is economically backward; Agriculture and tourism are the pillars of Vanuatu's economy. In 1997, Vanuatu implemented a comprehensive reform plan to improve the government management level, stimulate the economy and attract foreign investment; On December 19, 2017, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank approved to join the AIIB through Vanuatu.

The legal tender of the Republic of Vanuatu, Vatu, is issued by the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu, the central bank of Vanuatu.Secondary currency sents, 1 Vatu=100 sents. The front main picture of this 1 Vatu coin is the national emblem of Vanuatu and the words "REPUBLIK BLONG VANUATU" in Pichin. On the national emblem pattern, a Melanesian warrior stands in the highest peak of the country, Tabwe Macana, wearing local traditional costumes and holding weapons. Behind the warriors are pig teeth and "nano-Li" leaves; The ribbon at the bottom reads "God coexists with us" in Vanuatu. The main picture on the back is conch and denomination 1 VATU.