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5 Zilchy - Edgar Allan Poe
| Issuer | Bank of Zilchy, Mujand Republic |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Printer | Mujand Trading Company |
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| Obverse description | Large vignette of Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) to the right in blue tones, with a ghost underprint of a full-length portrait behind the numeral "5" at centre. A guilloche medallion at left carries "FIVE ZILCHY", beneath which appears a circular seal of the Mujand Trading Company and the legend "EARLY AMERICAN WRITERS SERIES 2013". Stanzas from "The Raven" form a script underprint across the centre field. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of a quill pen resting in an inkwell, set against a silhouette profile of Poe in pale blue. Stanzas from "The Raven" form a script underprint across the left field, with the numeral "5" at lower left. To the right, a circular "Mujand Republic Bank of Zilchy Monetary Reserve" seal with the letter "A" at centre appears above the authorisation text and two facsimile signatures. |
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The Mujand Republic and its Bank of Zilchy have no existence outside of fantasy or novelty issuance — this is a privately produced piece, not a government-sanctioned banknote. The "Mujand Trading Company" printer credit places it squarely in the collectible or prop category rather than any recognized monetary system. Poe's appearance here follows a long tradition of novelty notes adopting literary and artistic figures that official central banks would never sanction.