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50 Antarctican Dollars McMurdo Station
| Issuer | Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office Ltd |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse lettering | FIFTY ANTARCTICAN DOLLARS V0000 AGREEMENT SIGNED DECEMBER 1, 1959 TREATY ENTERED FORCE JUNE 23, 1961 "Our governments, recognizing that it is in the interest of all mankind that Antarctica shall continue forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes have agreed as follows..." Treaty Day On presentation and surrender of this document, THE ANTARCTICA OVERSEAS EXCHANGE OFFICE LTD. will refund the bearer fifty United States Dollars during the period ending midnight, December 31st 2001. Refund requests must be sent to THE ANTARCTICA OVERSEAS EXCHANGE OFFICE LTD., Box 61, Custer WA 98240-0061, or to other offices of the company which may be established. |
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| Protection type | Hologram |
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The Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office Ltd. was a private novelty issuer, not a monetary authority of any kind. These notes were produced as souvenirs and have no legal tender status under any jurisdiction — Antarctica has none to grant. BA International in Ottawa, the successor entity to the long-running British American Bank Note Company, printed them to full commercial banknote specification nonetheless, complete with holographic security strip, which is an unusual level of production investment for what amounts to a collectible.
McMurdo Station operates under U.S. Antarctic Program administration. No currency has ever circulated there in any official capacity.