Catalog
2 Numismas - Berlioz
| Issuer | Banco de Kamberra |
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| Year | 2003-2013 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Obverse description | Centre-left vignette of French Romantic composer Hector Berlioz in three-quarter portrait, rendered in intaglio-style tones against a multicolour guilloche underprint. To the right, a facsimile of his autograph signature appears above the inscription 'Hector Berlioz 1803–1869', accompanied by a musical score and a violin vignette. A large numeral '2' in red and blue occupies the lower left, with 'Dos Numismas' and 'BANCO DE KAMBERRA' lettered across the upper register, and the year '2013' at the lower left margin. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2 BDK BANCO DE KAMBERRA FRANK MEDINA DISEÑO Y ARTES GRÁFICAS ©2003 Dos Numismas |
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The Banco de Kamberra is a fantasy issuer — this is a privately produced art or novelty note, not a legal tender instrument of any recognized state or monetary authority. "Kamberra" is a stylized reference to Canberra, and the "Numisma" denomination exists nowhere in any official monetary system. The Berlioz designation likely places this within a themed series named after historical or cultural figures.
Franck Medina is a French designer known for producing elaborately engraved fantasy banknotes as collectible art objects, issued in limited print runs and sold directly to collectors. These occupy a distinct niche — neither counterfeit nor ephemera, but purpose-built exonumia.