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1 Dollar Adélie penguins, Paulet Island
| Issuer | Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office Ltd |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Obverse description | Full-colour photographic vignette of a penguin colony on rocky Antarctic shoreline, with a glacial bay and snow-capped mountains in the background. The issuer title 'ANTARCTICA OVERSEAS EXCHANGE OFFICE LTD.' appears at lower left alongside the issuer's triangular logo; the numeral '1' is at lower right. A facsimile signature of D. John Hamilton, Comptroller, is inscribed above the text 'APRIL 22, 1999 • EARTH DAY'; the side margin reads 'PETERMAN ISLAND'. |
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| Reverse description | Full-colour photographic vignette of a large colony of Adélie penguins rushing toward the icy sea at Paulet Island, with floating pack ice and snow-covered slopes in the background. The denomination 'ONE DOLLAR' is printed in bold at upper centre, with an alphanumeric serial number at upper right and a small single-penguin vignette at lower left. The issuer's triangular logo appears at centre bottom, flanked by a vertical striped security panel at right; a redemption clause in fine print occupies the left margin. |
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| Signature(s) | D. John Hamilton |
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