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This is a uniface wooden piece
(no denomination) dated “1990-2005”. It shows an image of the entire
continent, but the grainy texture of the token did not offer an ideal
surface for picking up small details; therefore, the location names cannot
be fully read because the printing on this map is too small. These labeled
regions are partially decipherable only with the aid of a magnifying glass
and an actual atlas for more exact visual reference. After much eyestrain,
these areas are: Marie Byrd Land, Victoria Land, Wilkes Land, MacRobertson
Land, Enderby Land, Coats Land, Palmer Land, and Ellsworth Land; at the
center of the map — the geographic South Pole itself — a bold star marks the
apparent “capital” of the Republic, Amundsen/Scott Land (the official name
of this American research base is the Amundsen-Scott Station, and this
facility is the southernmost continually inhabited place on the planet). Its
issuer, a numismatist from Anchorage named James Hill (his minuscule
monogram, JVH, appears at the 5:00 position). |
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There are some additional
pieces in which the wood had been stained a deep red color prior to being
stamped (also shown above), as well as a small batch made from plastic poker
chips (“About half are smudged and the rest are poorly struck” because the
chips have been painted white and this glossy coating didn’t accept the ink
very well). |
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Micro-Nations |
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Chiefa Coins |
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