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500 Dollars - Zealandia
| Issuer | Bank of Tasmantis |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Composition | Polymer |
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| Obverse description | Topographic map of the Zealandia (Tasmantis) submerged continental block occupies the central vignette, with the emergent landmasses of New Zealand, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and Lord Howe Islands indicated. A female figure with a crescent moon appears above the cartographic design against a graduated ground. |
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| Obverse lettering | ZEALANDIA TASMANTIS SERIES 2018 500 DOLLARS BANK OF TASMANTIS 1840 NEW ZEALAND NEW CALEDONIA 1853 1979 NORFOLK ISLAND LORD HOWE ISLANDS 1982 |
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The Bank of Tasmantis is not a recognized central bank or monetary authority, and "Zealandia" has no currency-issuing jurisdiction. This appears to be a private fantasy or novelty issue — a category that has proliferated since polymer substrate became accessible to small-scale producers in the 2010s. Such items are sometimes marketed as "legal tender" of invented territories, a claim with no standing under any national or international framework.
Collector interest exists, but classification as a banknote in any meaningful numismatic sense is contested.