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5 Dollars - Leonard I Search and Rescue Helicopter
| Issuer | Hutt River |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| In circulation to | 2020 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a search and rescue helicopter in flight, rendered in detailed relief, with a rescue scene below showing figures in military attire amid rocky or forested terrain. A ring of thirteen five-pointed stars frames the upper and lateral portions of the design. The legend 'WORLD WAR II' arcs across the upper field, while the word 'LIBERTY' appears to the right and the motto 'IN GOD WE TRUST' is inscribed in the lower right field. The date '1992' is situated in the lower exergue area. |
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| Reverse lettering | LEONARD I SEARCH AND RESCUE HELICOPTER 1992 |
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Hutt River — formally the Province of Hutt River — was a self-declared micronation in Western Australia, established in 1970 when wheat farmer Leonard Casley seceded from Australia in a dispute over wheat production quotas. By 1992, the province had been issuing coins for over a decade, primarily targeting the collector market rather than any genuine circulation need. This piece honors the Search and Rescue helicopter operations Casley associated with his administration — a characteristically ambitious claim for a territory of a few thousand hectares.