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5 Dollars Tahiti
| Issuer | Bank of the South Pacific States |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Designer(s) | Franck Medina |
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| Reverse description | A vibrant underwater coral reef scene fills the central vignette, populated by tropical fish including blue tang, butterflyfish, and moorish idol species amid colourful coral formations. A Polynesian tiki mask motif is positioned in the upper right, with two facsimile signatures below the issuer legend at upper left. A vertical serial number appears at lower left. |
| Reverse lettering | 5 Five Dollars 5 President Treasurer THIS NOTE IS NOT LEGAL TENDER IN TAHITI. BANK OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC STATES 2015 |
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The Bank of the South Pacific States is not a recognized central bank or monetary authority — no such institution exists within established Pacific currency arrangements. The franc CFP remains the legal tender across French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna, issued under the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer. A "5 Dollars Tahiti" note from 2015 fits the profile of a private fantasy or novelty issue, produced for the souvenir or collectors' market rather than for any actual monetary purpose.
Franck Medina has designed several such pieces circulating in the numismatic novelty trade.