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| Issuer | Western Sahara |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA SAHARAUI DEMOCRATICA 2020 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Western Sahara has no functioning government with recognized monetary authority — it is a disputed territory administered largely by Morocco, with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic claiming sovereignty but controlling only a thin strip near the Algerian border. This piece was issued by a private mint operating on that claim, with no monetary system behind it and no population using it as currency. Collector-targeted fantasy issues of this kind have multiplied since the 1990s, exploiting the legal ambiguity of unrecognized states.