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1/2 Dollar - Roy I Obverse Trial
| Issuer | Sealand |
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| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Reverse description | Plain, uniface reverse with no design or decorative elements in the field. Two lines of incuse or raised text are centered on the reverse: 'TRIAL STRIKE' on the upper line and 'CUPRO-NICKLE' on the lower line, indicating this piece's status as a cupro-nickel trial striking. The flat, unadorned surface serves solely to identify the nature and composition of the trial piece. |
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| Reverse lettering | TRIAL STRIKE CUPRO-NICKLE |
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Sealand — the former Royal Navy Roughs Tower platform seized by Paddy Roy Bates in 1967 — has no formal minting infrastructure and has never operated a functioning currency. The "coins" issued under its name are novelty pieces produced by outside contractors, with trial and pattern strikes like this one generated primarily to support the micronation's ongoing claims of sovereign legitimacy rather than any genuine monetary purpose. X# prefixes in the Standard Catalog indicate exactly that status: fantasy or non-circulating issues from entities unrecognized by any state.