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2 Dollars Antarctica, Ross Dependency; SPC
| Issuer | Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office Ltd |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| In circulation to | 31 December 2012 |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a partial map of the Antarctic continent at left, with an Earth globe overlaid with magnetosphere field lines at centre. Portrait of Sir James Clark Ross appears at right. Issuer name and denomination inscribed across the note with date of issue at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Full map of Antarctica at centre, with inset maps of New Zealand and Tokelau superimposed over a vignette of the New Zealand flag as underprint. Text panels at lower portion detail the 1923 formal claim of the Ross Dependency and redemption instructions. |
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The Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office Ltd. is a private novelty issuer, not a sovereign or governmental authority. These notes carry no legal tender status anywhere and were produced as collectibles from the outset. The "Ross Dependency" designation on private fantasy notes is a recurring affectation — Ross Dependency is actually administered by New Zealand, which issues no currency under that name.
Printed by Security Products Corporation (SPC) in Custer, Washington, one of the few small-run polymer note printers operating in North America during this period.