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20 Dollars - Elizabeth II
| Issuer | Fantasy Bank - Aldabra Island |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Dollar |
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| Obverse lettering | ALDABRA ISLAND FANTASY BANK 20 DOLLARS 2019 |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of a colourful African fish eagle in full flight against a misty mountainous background with fine horizontal line underprint in silver-grey tones. The stylised denomination numeral appears at upper left and lower right, with the value in words at lower right. |
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Aldabra Island has no currency, no central bank, and no monetary authority. It is an uninhabited coral atoll in the Seychelles, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and managed as a nature reserve. Any "Fantasy Bank – Aldabra Island" issue is a private fantasy note — a souvenir or novelty item with no legal tender status, no governmental backing, and no issuing authority in any recognized sense.
Collector interest in fantasy notes varies considerably; this one carries Elizabeth II's portrait, likely to lend an air of Commonwealth legitimacy it does not possess.