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5 Dollars - Leonard I Albert Spalding
| Issuer | Hutt River Province |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Reverse lettering | FATHER OF BASEBALL ALBERT SPALDING 1850-1915 |
| Edge | Reeded |
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Hutt River Province declared secession from Australia in 1970 after a dispute over wheat production quotas — Leonard Casley, a farmer in Western Australia, invoked an obscure piece of British colonial legislation to establish himself as sovereign. The micronation issued its own currency for decades, with limited practical circulation but genuine internal use among residents and the tourist trade that Casley actively cultivated.
The "Prince Leonard I Albert Spalding" styling on this issue reflects one of several title variations Casley adopted over the years. Hutt River coins were struck by commercial minting contractors rather than any sovereign facility.