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1 Koha Chatham Islands
| Issuer | Pacific Overseas Exchange Office |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Value | 1 Koha |
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| Obverse description | Brown-dominant polymer note with two Rekohu Weka birds as the central vignette amid green foliage, set against a guilloche underprint in yellow and blue tones with Waitangi Wharf in the background. A crayfish vignette appears in the centre, dated November 29, 2013, with denomination numerals in brown on both vertical side borders. Two facsimile signatures for Treasurer and Comptroller appear lower right above the issuer inscription. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1 Wharekauri One Koha Kaingaroa Wharf Applied Currency Concepts |
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The Chatham Islands sits roughly 800 kilometres east of mainland New Zealand and has its own timezone, its own Moriori heritage, and apparently its own souvenir currency operation. The Pacific Overseas Exchange Office is not a government authority — these Koha notes are a private issue with no legal tender status anywhere, produced as collectibles and novelty exchange instruments aimed at tourists visiting the archipelago.
Applied Currency Concepts, based in Australia, specialised in exactly this niche: low-volume polymer novelty notes for regional and commemorative purposes. The polymer substrate gives the piece a durability far exceeding any circulation demand it would ever actually face.