The Galápagos Islands have no independent monetary authority — Ecuador has used the US dollar since dollarization in 2000, and the islands are an Ecuadorian province with no legal power to issue currency. These pieces were produced as a private fantasy or novelty issue with no governmental sanction, circulating nowhere and legal tender nowhere. The "X#" reference prefix in Krause confirms non-standard status.
The Galápagos Islands have no independent monetary authority — Ecuador has used the US dollar since dollarization in 2000, and the islands are an Ecuadorian province with no legal power to issue currency. These pieces were produced as a private fantasy or novelty issue with no governmental sanction, circulating nowhere and legal tender nowhere. The "X#" reference prefix in Krause confirms non-standard status.