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100 Dollars - Zealandia
| Issuer | Bank of Tasmantis |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Reverse description | A female figure immersed underwater dominates the central vignette, rendered in a vivid violet and magenta palette against an underwater scene with light rays filtering from above. Silhouettes of fish appear to the left and a shark to the right, with a starfield motif visible at the upper register. Denomination numeral "100" is printed in large underprint on both flanks. |
| Reverse lettering | ZEALANDIA EARTH'S HIDDEN CONTINENT 100 2018 MUJAND NON NEGOTIABLE . NOT LEGAL TENDER |
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The Bank of Tasmantis is a private fantasy issuer producing legal-tender-styled notes for collector and novelty markets — not a central bank, not a recognized monetary authority. "Zealandia" here refers to the mostly submerged continental mass beneath New Zealand and surrounding waters, a geological concept that attracted popular attention after a 2017 GNS Science paper argued for its recognition as Earth's eighth continent. The note rides that brief media wave.
Polymer substrate and the 2:1 aspect ratio mimic Reserve Bank of New Zealand production conventions closely enough to cause occasional confusion at a glance.