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10 Dollars - Queensryche Empire Mindcrime Money
| Issuer | Queensryche |
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| Year | 2006-2007 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse lettering | NOT NEGOTIABLE QUEENSRYCHE EMPIRE THIS NOTE IS NOT LEGAL TENDER FOR ANY PURPOSE TEN THIS IS PLAY MONEY |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by the Queensryche Triryche bat-wing logo printed centrally in solid black ink, flanked by small decorative shell vignettes at mid-left and mid-right. The denomination numeral 10 appears in circular cartouches at all four corners, and the border consists of engraved scrollwork with guilloche-style ornamental framing along the upper and lower edges. |
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Queensrÿche issued this novelty note as promotional material tied to their 2006–2007 *Empire*/*Mindcrime* tour, packaging it alongside ticket stubs, merchandise, or fan club materials depending on the market. It has no legal tender status anywhere and was never intended to circulate — which makes the "10 Dollars" denomination purely theatrical, a nod to the band's long-running dystopian narrative built around *Operation: Mindcrime*.
Collector interest sits almost entirely within the band's fanbase rather than the notaphilic community proper.