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| Kingdom of Kamberra |
| They are “a small constitutional monarchy
located in the Pacific Ocean”. The invention of Mr. Franck Medina (a
resident of Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg), it was originally named the
Principality of Camberra, which existed from August 6, 1988 until August
23, 1988. It then became, on August 24th, the Kingdom of Camberra.
The spelling of “Camberra” was changed to “Kamberra” in 1990, with
the creation of its Constitution. The name itself is derived “from the
Kamberri word: ‘Kamba'area’ which means ‘meeting place’. Kamberri
is the dialect spoken by the Zahori people living on part of the island”
(the name of Australia's capital, Canberra, is truly based on a Ngunnawal
Aboriginal word with the same meaning). Kamberra is “an island of peace,
well-being, tolerance and sharing”. The first Numisma bill, which would
eventually become its unit of currency, was designed by Mr. Medina on
March 26, 1988, when he was 14 years of age; this preceded the birth of
Kamberra itself by over 4 months! Along with its many banknotes and
stamps, H.M. King Franck I (contact@kamberra.com)
has now, by popular demand, issued the first Kamberian coin: a 1 Numisma
piece, dated 2004. The core of the bi-metallic issue “is in Alpaca 12% (Cu —
Zn — Ni). Its color is grey. The ring of the coin is in Niclal
725 (Cu — Sn — Ni). Its color is silver-pink.”
The website of Kamberra can be viewed at: |
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About Kamberra's first coin, a Dutch coin-dealer commented that he did not
care very much for fancy coins that were not “official”; so to those
of you who have not yet fully embraced the world of “fantasy” coins,
here is what Mr. Medina has to offer: “Dear friends, what is official
and what is not, in this life?” In his eyes, there is no qualitative
difference between the “authorized” coins of familiar world nations
and the Kamberian “unofficial” issue. I fully concur. “A coin
remains a coin! A coin remains just poor metal and for us, it doesn't have
any value. Art has value to our eyes. Not metal.”
Since 2004, Mr. Franck Medina has never looked back and still designing test series as Not-Legal Tender and Legal Tender coin for Kamberra. 1 Numisma = 100 Lotis. His coins can be viewed under "SHOP" link on his website. |
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