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100 Dollars Rebel Issue
| Issuer | Sealand |
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| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Fantasy coin |
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| Obverse description | The arms of the Principality of Sealand displayed centrally in the field, featuring a shield with diagonal bands supported by two sea-dragon supporters rampant on either side. The motto ribbon inscribed MARE LIBERTAS appears beneath the shield. The circular legend PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND 1991 runs along the upper periphery within a beaded border, while ONE HUNDRED 100 SEALAND DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND 1991 • ONE HUNDRED 100 SEALAND DOLLARS • |
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Sealand — a former Royal Navy anti-aircraft platform seven miles off the Suffolk coast — was seized by Paddy Roy Bates in 1967 and unilaterally declared an independent principality. The British government's legal position, confirmed in a 1968 court ruling, was that the structure lay outside UK territorial waters and thus outside UK jurisdiction. Bates exploited that gap relentlessly.
The X# prefix places this issue firmly outside mainstream numismatic recognition — cataloged by Krause as a "fantasy" or non-governmental strike. Sealand's monetary output was never backed by any reserve, never circulated, and existed primarily as a revenue stream through novelty sales.