This pearl is scattered in the South Pacific, where wild boar's teeth are symbols of spirit and wealth.

Vanuatu is located in Melanesia Islands in the Pacific Ocean east and west of Australia, with a total land area of 1.22 million square kilometers, equivalent to the area of Tianjin, China.

Vanuatu consists of 83 islands (68 are inhabited). Santo Island, the largest island, covers an area of 3,947 square kilometers, equivalent to half of Guangzhou. "Vanuatu" means "the land will always belong to us" in Bislama.

Before Vanuatu became independent, it was called the New hebrides. The official circulation of New Hebrides managed by Britain and France passed 12 kinds of coins, collectively called New Hebrides.

Among them, six new Hebrides "wordless version" coins were issued from 1966 to 1970, and six new Hebrides "wordless version" coins were issued from 1972 to 1979 with face values of 1 and/respectively.

1 98110/month1,after independence, Vanuatu * * * and China began to issue their own currency, Watu, from the central bank. At the same time, Vatu was used to recover the new Hebrides francs at the ratio of 1 to 1. The official exchange rate of Vatu is set at 1 USD = 74.4438+Vatu.

On March 22nd, 1983, the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu issued a new version of Watu. On April 22nd, 1983, the New Hebrides franc and the Australian dollar ceased to be legal compensation currencies.

Xiao Ran Pinchao Museum collected 200-watt banknotes from the first set of banknotes.

The figure on the front of the 200 Wattu note is a Melanesian warrior, whose prototype comes from the statue of Walter Hayde Lini, Vanuatu's first prime minister. He dressed up as a local warrior and stood on ——Tabwemagana Yamanoe, the highest peak of St. Espiritu Island, with a spear in his hand.

At the same time, this design is also the national emblem of Vanuatu.

Bislama, the official language, printed the national motto "Stanapu, the language of the dragon god Mi" on pig teeth and ribbons. The six corners of the ribbon represent six provinces in Vanuatu.

The cross-shaped "Li Nami" leaves (leaves of coconut trees) and the round wild boar teeth around the leaves represent Vanuatu's main cash crop coconut and rich natural resources. 39 palm leaves represent 39 members of Congress.

"Nano plum" leaves have sacred significance in Vanuatu. Whenever there is friction or conflict, the locals give each other "nano-plum" leaves, which means resolving conflicts and shaking hands.

Inserting "Li Nami" leaves on the beach means that swimming and diving are prohibited, or fishing and hunting are prohibited. Inserting it in a tree means it is forbidden to pick fruit.

Vanuatu has a tradition of advocating wild boar teeth since ancient times. The teeth of wild boar are extremely precious items for Vanuatu people, not only a symbol of wealth, but also a sacred object to worship the souls of ancestors. Therefore, the teeth of wild boar were sublimated into the spiritual totem of Vanuatu people.

In Melanesian culture, the teeth of wild boar can be used as a form of currency, including paying bride price, buying land and even paying tuition, which is also a symbol of melanesians's wealth and status.

Photo of the meeting of Vanuatu's traditional parliament.

Vanuatu family statue in front of Vanuatu Parliament Building. It is worth mentioning that this parliament building was aided by China.

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