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10 Amero
| Issuer | Union of North America |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a central design derived from the colonial Spanish milled dollar tradition, incorporating the seal of Mexico flanked by two crowned Pillars of Hercules, evoking the classic 8 Reales 'Pillar dollar' composition. Superimposed elements include a Canadian Maple Leaf and a five-pointed star representing the United States, symbolising the three nations of the proposed North American union. The upper field bears the legend SIC TRANSIT GLORIA AMERICA and HINC ILLAE LACRIME in Latin, arranged along the periphery. The date 2010 appears in the lower field. The overall design blends heraldic and allegorical imagery in a medallic artistic style. |
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| Obverse lettering | SIC TRANSIT GLORIA AMERICA HINC ILLAE LACRIME 2010 |
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The "Amero" has no issuing authority behind it. The "Union of North America" does not exist, and no such currency has ever been authorized, produced, or circulated by any government. These pieces are private fantasy tokens manufactured and sold — primarily by Daniel Carr of Moonlight Mint — capitalizing on fringe speculation about a hypothetical North American monetary union. Carr has been transparent about their nature; the controversy comes from secondary sellers marketing them as suppressed government coins.