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1 Dollar Bounty
| Issuer | Gilbert Islands |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the coat of arms of the Gilbert Islands, a quartered shield bearing a castle tower, a rampant lion, a sailing vessel, and three arrows, supported by elaborate foliate and scroll mantling on either side, surmounted by a crown above the crest. The legend GILBERT ISLANDS arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin letters, with the date 2015 positioned in the lower field beneath the shield. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Gilbert Islands — now the core of the independent nation of Kiribati — have no constitutional authority to issue legal tender of their own, making these "1 Dollar" pieces a private fantasy issue rather than a government-sanctioned coinage. They circulate among collectors, not islanders. The Bounty connection references the 1789 mutiny, after which Fletcher Christian and eight companions eventually settled Pitcairn — geographically remote from the Gilberts but apparently close enough for a souvenir issuer's purposes.