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5 Numismas - London Summer Olympics
| Issuer | Banco de Kamberra |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Designer(s) | Franck Medina |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a young Polynesian man with full facial and body tattoos alongside an exotic woman wearing a floral crown and diadem, set against a tropical beach with palm trees. Tiare flower motifs decorate the right border, with sailing vessels on turquoise Pacific waters in the distance. |
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| Reverse description | Vignette of Big Ben and Tower Bridge rendered in stylized form against a Union Jack underprint. Centre vignette of a Buckingham Palace guardsman in full dress uniform, sword raised beside a sentry box bearing the royal monogram of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II. Olympic rings and discipline pictograms at left; a full Spanish-language list of London 2012 disciplines at right. |
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Banco de Kamberra is a private fantasy note issuer, not a sovereign central bank — "Kamberra" corresponds to no recognized state or territory. These pieces are produced as collectible novelty items, sometimes marketed under the framing of "artistic banknotes," and carry no monetary status anywhere. The 2012 London Olympics theme places this squarely in a wave of similar commemorative fantasy issues that flooded the collector market around that time.
Franck Medina is a French graphic designer who has produced numerous fantasy note designs across various fictional issuing authorities.