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| Issuer | North Pole |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Edge | Plain |
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There is no sovereign entity called "North Pole" with minting authority — this is a novelty or fantasy piece, almost certainly produced by a private Russian firm capitalizing on the branding of Arctic expedition merchandise popular in the 2000s and early 2010s. Russia's genuine Arctic territorial ambitions during this period, including the 2007 flag-planting on the ocean floor beneath the North Pole, created a commercial market for polar-themed collectibles dressed in the visual grammar of real coinage.