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1 Ruble Adam de Craponne
| Issuer | Prometheus Island National Bank |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Size | 139 x 68 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette with a portrait of Adam de Craponne (1527–1576), Provençal engineer of the French Renaissance, set against a guilloche underprint. Issuer name and denomination inscribed in English; dates of birth and death flank the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Left portion carries a lion's head vignette and a numeral "1" over a guilloche rosette; centre features an ornate cartouche inscribed with the issuer name and date; a botanical spray of a flowering plant with red blooms occupies the middle ground, with an engraved Renaissance building and waterway scene to the right. |
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Prometheus Island National Bank does not appear in any recognized registry of issuing authorities, and "Adam de Craponne" — a 16th-century French canal engineer — has no known connection to any Pacific, Atlantic, or Indian Ocean territory that might credibly support a note of this description. This is almost certainly a fantasy or novelty piece, produced for sale rather than circulation, with no monetary authority behind it.