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1000 Francs - Île de Clipperton
| Issuer | Banque de l'Atoll de Clipperton (Fantasy) |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Size | 149 x 94 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | 1000 BANQUE DE L' ATOLL DE CLIPPERTON ILE DE LA PASSION 1000 LE GOUVERNEUR R.F. MILLE FRANCS |
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| Reverse lettering | 1000 TE FARE MONI NŌ TE MOTU NŌ CLIPPERTON 1000 HŌ'Ē TAUATINI FARĀNE CET ESSAI MONÉTAIRE N'A PAS COURS LÉGAL. LES AUTEURS OU COMPLICES DE FALSIFICATION OU DE CONTREFAÇON DE BILLETS DE BANQUE SERONT PUNIS CONFORMÉMENT AUX LOIS ET ACTES EN VIGUEUR. © FRANCK MEDINA 2025 |
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Clipperton Island has no permanent population, no central bank, and no currency — it is an uninhabited French possession in the Pacific administered directly from Paris, with an economy consisting entirely of crab. The "Banque de l'Atoll de Clipperton" does not exist and never has. This is a fantasy note in the strict numismatic sense: a privately produced piece with no issuing authority, no legal tender status, and no connection to any monetary system past or present.
Franck Medina has produced similar fantasy issues for other uninhabited or micro-jurisdictions. The watermark inclusion is a deliberate quality signal aimed at collectors who prefer their fantasies to feel plausible.