Antarctican dollar
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| Antarctican dollar | |
| ISO 4217 Code | None |
|---|---|
| User(s) | Antarctica (not officially used) |
| Symbol | A |
| Coins | None |
| Banknotes | A1, A2, A3, A5, A10, A20, A50, A100 |
| Monetary authority | Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office (not official) |
| Website | www.bankofantarctica.com |
| Printer | British American Banknote Company |
Antarctican dollars are collector's items produced by the Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office in the appearance of a national money for the continent of Antarctica. Although the bills are not legal tender in Antarctica or in any other continent or nation, the issuing company will "honor them for their face value throughout their validity period."[1] Illustrations of the currency can be viewed at the Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office website.
The Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office claims to use a portion of all proceeds from the sale of Antarctican dollars to fund organizations seeking to undertake research and humanitarian projects in the Antarctic region.[2]
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[edit] Banknote series
[edit] 1996 series
| 1996 Series | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Dimensions | Obverse | Reverse | Printed Date | Issued Date | Expiry Date |
| A1 | 177.8 x 88.9 mm (7 x 3.5 in.) | Penguins on Petermann Island | Diving Adelie Penguins on Paulet Island | March 1, 1996 | March 2, 1996 | December 31, 2001 |
| A5 | Crabeater Seal on floe | Albatross, Killer Whales | ||||
| A10 | Robert Falcon Scott | Map of Antarctica | ||||
| A20 | Roald Amundsen, flag of Norway in the background | Amundsen reached South Pole on December 14, 1911 | ||||
| A50 | McMurdo Station | Antarctic Treaty System | ||||
| A100 | Ozone hole detection | Ozone measured in Dobson unit, weather satellite | ||||
[edit] 1999/2001 series
| 1999/2001 Series | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Value | Dimensions | Obverse | Reverse | Printed Date | Issued Date | Expiry Date | Note | |
| [1] | [2] | A1 | 160 x 80 mm | Penguins on Petermann Island | Diving Adelie Penguins on Paulet Island | April 22, 1999 (Earth Day) | December 31st, 2008 | Like 1996 series A1 | |
| [3] | [4] | A2 | Penguins on rocks | Anniversary of tragic Air New Zealand crash with no survivors, flag of Antarctica as adopted by AOEO | November 28, 1999 | ||||
| [5] | [6] | A5 | Roald Amundsen, flag of Norway in the background | Albatross | January 1, 2001 | January 2, 2001 | 2010 | Obverse like 1996 series A20 | |
| A10 | Robert Falcon Scott | Map of Antarctica | Like 1996 series A10 | ||||||
| [7] | [8] | A20 | Crabeater Seal on floe | Great Auk | Obverse like 1996 series A5 | ||||
| [9] | [10] | A50 | McMurdo Station | Antarctic Treaty System | Like 1996 series A50 | ||||
| [11] | [12] | A100 | Ozone hole detection | Ozone measured in Dobson unit, weather satellite | Like 1996 series A100 | ||||
| These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimeter, a standard for world banknotes. | |||||||||
[edit] 2007 series
1 dollar, 2 dollar and 3 dollar notes have been issued. More are currently being considered and designed.
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