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5 Dollars - Leonard I U.S.M.C. 'Black Sheep' Squadron
| Issuer | Hutt River Province |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1974-2020) |
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| Obverse description | A mural crown occupies the upper central field, rendered in relief above a decorative horizontal band featuring indigenous geometric patterning. The denomination numeral '5' is prominently displayed within the central decorative band, with the legend FIVE DOLLARS inscribed below in the lower field. The issuer's name HUTT RIVER PROVINCE arcs along the upper rim, while NEW QUEENSLAND MINT is inscribed on a raised panel beneath the crown. The overall design incorporates stylised native ornamental motifs flanking the central numeral. |
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| Obverse lettering | HUTT RIVER PROVINCE NEW QUEENSLAND MINT 5 FIVE DOLLARS |
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Hutt River Province — the self-declared micronation established by Leonard Casley in 1970 after a dispute with the Western Australian government over wheat quotas — issued a sprawling series of novelty crowns throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s targeting the collector market directly. This piece honors VMF-214, the "Black Sheep" squadron commanded by Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington in the Pacific, whose 28 confirmed aerial victories made him the leading Marine Corps ace of World War II before his capture in January 1944.
Boyington received the Medal of Honor in 1944, awarded while he was a Japanese POW.