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| Issuer | Grand Duchy of Westarctica |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Westarctica began as an obscure territorial claim filed in 2001 by Travis McHenry, exploiting a loophole in the Antarctic Treaty that left Marie Byrd Land unclaimed by any signatory nation. The micronation has issued coins through various mints as a fundraising mechanism, with Buckle Island — a small volcanic island in the Hobbs Coast region — serving as one of several named geographic features used for denomination theming. These pieces circulate nowhere and were produced in numbered editions for collectors and supporters of the claim.