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10 000 Francs
| Issuer | Europa Island |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Size | 155 × 80 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a painted spiny lobster (Panulirus versicolor) in vivid colours, flanked by a decorative shell and a boat; the coat of arms of Île Europa, incorporating dolphins, sea anchors and a turtle, appears to one side. Fine guilloche underprint frames the design throughout, with the denomination and island name inscribed in multiple positions. The year 2018 is printed at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | 10000 frs DIX MILLE FRANCS Panulirus versicolor ÎLE EUROPA 2018 ÎLE EUROPA |
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Europa Island is an uninhabited French territory in the Mozambique Channel administered from Réunion as part of the Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises. It has no resident civilian population, no local economy, and no monetary system of its own — France's euro is the applicable currency for any actual transactions in the region. A 10 000 franc denomination issued from this territory in 2018 has no plausible circulation purpose and almost certainly belongs to the fantasy note category: produced speculatively for the collector market rather than under any genuine government mandate.
No central bank, treasury, or recognized issuing authority backs this piece.