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1 Dollar - Queensryche Empire Mindcrime Money
| Issuer | Queensryche |
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| Year | 2006-2007 |
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| Size | 156 × 67 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Doctor X in left-facing portrait within an oval frame, set against a guilloche-patterned border with denomination numeral '1' in solid black panels at each corner. The legend 'QUEENSRYCHE EMPIRE' arcs across the upper portion of the note, flanked on both sides by the disclaimer 'THIS NOTE IS NOT LEGAL TENDER FOR ANY PURPOSE', with 'ONE' lettered in bold to the left and right of the central vignette. The lower border carries the legend 'THIS IS PLAY MONEY' within a dark band. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in black on white paper with a dark guilloche border and denomination panels reading 'ONE' in the upper corners and numeral '1' in circular medallions at the lower corners. To the left of centre appears the Operation Mindcrime II logo — a stylised skull-and-cross motif with flanking wing and heartbeat-line elements — while to the right stands the Queensryche Triryche logo, a winged dagger device flanked by smaller foliate ornaments. The central field carries the two-line inscription 'MINDCRIME MONEY' in serif lettering. |
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Queensrÿche issued these promotional notes to accompany the 2006–2007 "Operation: Mindcrime II" tour, the sequel album cycle to their landmark 1988 concept record. They circulated as merchandise items and were occasionally handed out at shows rather than sold — which is why condition varies wildly between copies and many bear handling wear consistent with being carried in pockets for weeks.
Not legal tender in any jurisdiction, obviously, but catalogued here because novelty issues tied to specific tour dates have a genuine secondary market among the band's collector base.