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5 Dollars Antarctica, Great auk; Centenary
| Issuer | Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office Ltd |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Reverse description | Large central vignette of a Great Auk in engraved style, standing on rocky ground against a full-colour Union Jack background with a sunrise underprint at lower right. A globe vignette with Antarctic map appears at upper left, with the denomination in bold lettering above. |
| Reverse lettering | South Pole Centenary 1911-2011 FIVE DOLLARS GREAT AUK 5 Return this document by mail to Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office Ltd., P. O. Box 61, Custer WA USA 98240 for a refund of five United States dollars, anytime up to midnight December 31st, 2021. E-mail address: [email protected] |
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The Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office Ltd. is a private novelty issuer, not a sovereign or territorial monetary authority. These notes have no legal tender status anywhere and were produced as collectibles from the outset. The Great Auk — extinct since 1844 — is an odd choice for Antarctic theming, as the bird was native to the North Atlantic, not the Southern Ocean. Penguins aside, the auk never came within thousands of miles of the continent on the note's face.
Printed by Crane Currency's polymer facility in Custer, Washington, which also produces security substrates for legitimate banknotes.