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10 Dollars - Duke Travis I

Features

Pretended issuer Grand Duchy of Westarctica
Grand duke Travis McHenry (2004-date)
Type Fantasy coins
Year 2005
Value 10 Dollars
Currency Dollar
Composition Nickel (Blue enamel)
Weight 29.2 g
Diameter 39.3 mm
Thickness 3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Number
N#
73899
References X# 1
Krause Publications (publisher). Unusual World Coins. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States (5 volumes).

Obverse

Portrait of Grand Duke Travis I in centre
Title above
Date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
GRAND DUKE TRAVIS I
2005

Reverse

Enamelled flag of Westarctica & Value

Script: Latin

Lettering:
GRAND DUCHY OF WESTARTICA
TEN WESTARCTICAN DOLLARS

Edge

Plain

Comments

The portrait stands slightly proud of the main diameter, so if you place coin face down, it wobbles of the Dukes nose.
On 2 November 2001, the Baron Dunluce - a direct descent from Patrick McHenry, the 17th Century Baron of Dunluce, Ireland - wrote to the governments of Russia, France, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, the United States and the United Kingdom, announcing his intention to take possession of the wedge-shaped section of the Antarctic continent known as Marie Byrd Land to form his own nation. This area is not claimed by any of the signatories to the Antarctic Treaty. The Baron realized that the Antarctic Treaty only prevents governments from issuing new claims to Antarctic lands, but does not prevent individuals acting on their own accord from doing such. The current ruler of Westarctica is the Grand Duke Travis McHenry

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2005  175 Extremely Rare

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