Catalog
10 000 Francs
| Issuer | Tromelin Island |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Value | 10 000 Francs |
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| Obverse lettering | 10000 frs DIX MILLE FRANCS TRIAENODON OBESUS ÎLE TROMELIN 2018 ÎLE TROMELIN |
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| Reverse lettering | DIX MILLE FRANCS TERRES AUSTRALES FRANÇAISES 10000 Billet n`ayant pas cours legal, émis a des fins de collection, non remboursable, non échangeable reproduction interdite. ÎLE TROMELIN TERRES AUSTRALES FRANÇAISES © BATF |
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| Comments |
Tromelin Island is a French-administered speck in the Indian Ocean with no permanent civilian population — just a meteorological station staffed by rotating personnel. It issues no legal tender. "Fantasy notes" attributed to it circulate among collectors as privately produced novelty items with no governmental authority behind them whatsoever, and this piece falls squarely into that category.
Polymer substrate and high denominations are common affectations of the genre, chosen to mimic modern central bank output. Not a banknote by any technical or legal definition.