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100 Dollars - Leonard I Seoul Olympics
| Issuer | Principality of Hutt River |
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| Year | 1988 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | HUTT RIVER PROVINCE ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a dynamic Olympic commemorative composition centred on a large upraised fist firmly grasping a blazing torch, symbolising the Olympic flame. Surrounding this central motif are four highly detailed athlete figures in relief, depicting a hurdler, a gymnast in a splits pose, a sprinter, and a cross-country skier, all set against a background of stylised laurel branches. The legends CALGARY to the left and SEOUL to the right arc along the upper periphery, while the date 1988 appears in the lower exergue on a decorative cartouche, with a small engraver's monogram visible to its right. |
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The Principality of Hutt River was a self-declared micronation in Western Australia, established in 1970 when farmer Leonard Casley seceded from Australia in a dispute over wheat production quotas. It issued coins and notes as part of an ongoing assertion of sovereignty, though none were recognized as legal tender by any established government. This piece was produced for the 1988 Seoul Olympics — a recurring format among micronations of the period, which used major sporting events as a commercial hook for bullion and collector issues sold internationally.
The enormous silver content made these items de facto bullion products marketed through coin dealers rather than anything approaching circulation coinage.