Catalog
20 Cents
| Issuer | Hutt River Province |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Value | 20 Cents (0.20) |
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| Obverse lettering | Hutt River Province 1970 Prince Leonard Twenty Cents |
| Reverse description | The reverse is arranged around the coat of arms of the Principality of Hutt River, accompanied by repeated vignettes of swans and pigs rendered in a straightforward illustrative style. The denomination is stated in both numerals and words within the composition, with the issuing authority's name and founding date inscribed in the surrounding legends. |
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Hutt River Province declared secession from Western Australia in 1970, and Leonard Casley — who styled himself Prince Leonard I — pursued the conceit with considerable thoroughness, eventually issuing coins, stamps, and paper currency. These notes were never legal tender in any recognized jurisdiction, but were sold to collectors and tourists visiting the property, which functioned more as a novelty micronation than a functioning state.
The 1974 paper issues are the earliest of the Province's banknote-format pieces. Casley reportedly cited an obscure provision of the Wheat Quotas Act in his original secession argument — whether legally sound or not, it kept Australian authorities at arm's length for decades.