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1 Escalin
| Issuer | Tortuga Island |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the coat of arms of Île de la Tortue, depicted as an oval cartouche containing a tortoise, flanked by two human figures acting as supporters, surmounted by a crown with foliate decoration. The legend 'ILE DE LA TORTUE' is inscribed in the lower field in serif lettering, with the date '2012' centered below. |
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| Obverse lettering | Ile de la Tortue 2012 |
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Tortuga — the island off Haiti's northern coast notorious as a 17th-century pirate haven under French buccaneers — issues commemorative coinage as a territorial collectible, not circulating currency. The escalin was a real colonial-era coin of account used in French Caribbean territories, making the denomination choice deliberate rather than arbitrary.