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25 Cents
| Issuer | Kingdom of Redonda |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Reference(s) | X#5 |
| Obverse description | Central shield bearing the coat of arms of Redonda, depicting three birds arranged in two horizontal rows on a divided field, surmounted by a royal crown with cross finial. The date is split across the field, with '20' to the left and '09' to the right of the crowned shield. The legend 'REDONDA' appears in the lower field below the shield, with a small ornament separating the inscription from the device. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Redonda is an uninhabited Caribbean island claimed by Antigua and Barbuda, with no government, no permanent population, and no monetary system. Its "kingdom" title derives from a 19th-century literary eccentricity — the writer M.P. Shiel declared his father king in 1880, and the title has passed through a succession of British authors ever since. Coins issued in its name are fantasy pieces with no circulation history and no issuing authority in any recognized sense.
The X# prefix in Krause's catalog places this squarely in the "unusual world coins" section, alongside other privately issued non-circulating novelties.