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| Issuer | Velká Amazonie, o.p.s. |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears a central vignette of a macaw (ara) parrot head rendered in intaglio style, surrounded by various graphic ornamental elements and guilloche underprint. The denomination "1 UN ARA" appears alongside bilingual and multilingual inscriptions referencing the Rio Alto Xingu region in Brazil and the issuing organization. A copyright notice and issuance date of 24 October 2005 are printed in the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | A AMAZONIE 1 UN ARA YAKUI Rio Alto Xingu BRÉSIL 24-10-2005 © Velka Amazonie, o.p.s., 2005 |
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Velká Amazonie, o.p.s. — "Great Amazonia" — was a Czech non-governmental organization focused on Amazon conservation. This note is not legal tender in any jurisdiction; it was produced as a fundraising and awareness piece, with the denomination "Ara" being a invented unit named after the macaw genus. The choice of Victoria Security Printing and engraver René Stoněk gives it genuine intaglio credentials — this is not a novelty print job, but a properly produced security document by one of Central Europe's established specialist printers.
Jan Dungel is a respected Czech illustrator and naturalist known for precise zoological draughtsmanship. His involvement explains why the artwork on this piece is markedly more accurate than comparable conservation-themed ephemera.