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10 Dollars Bowhead Whale
| Issuer | Arctic Territories |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Composition | Trimetallic: copper-nickel core, plastic middle ring and brass outer ring |
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| Obverse description | Central copper-nickel core bearing a heraldic shield device depicting a polar bear rampant to the left alongside a research vessel and a constellation in the upper portion of the shield, with a ribbon scroll below inscribed RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY. The date 2023 appears in the field beneath the shield. The translucent plastic middle ring separates the core from the brass outer ring, which carries the trilingual legend ARCTIQUE - ARCTIC TERRITORIES - АРКТИКА along the upper arc and the denomination TEN DOLLARS along the lower arc. A mint mark appears at the lower right of the outer ring, with degree markings engraved around the ring's inner edge. |
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| Reverse description | Central copper-nickel core depicting a finely detailed bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) swimming to the right in the upper field, rendered in high relief with naturalistic detail, above a submersible research vessel shown in the lower field. The translucent plastic middle ring frames the core design. The brass outer ring bears the legend BOWHEAD WHALE along the upper arc, flanked by stylised whale tail flukes, with the date 2.08.2007 and the geographic coordinate N 90°00' inscribed along the lower arc. A small star device appears at the base of the outer ring. |
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The "Arctic Territories" is not a recognized issuing authority — no such jurisdiction exists as a sovereign or autonomous body with monetary powers. Coins of this type are privately commissioned collectibles, typically produced by marketing firms that license exotic-sounding place names to sell novelty pieces to non-numismatic buyers. The trimetallic construction with a plastic ring is a product feature, not a monetary innovation.
No central bank, no circulation, no redemption obligation.