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| Issuer | Sark (Guernsey) |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 20 Xeros Ceros (0.20) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Additional information |
Sark's 2012 pattern coinage emerged from a peculiar constitutional moment: the island had only just transitioned from feudal rule to a form of democratic government in 2008, following pressure from the Barclay brothers and a European human rights challenge. The "Xeros Ceros" denomination — a unit with no established exchange rate or legal tender framework — places this firmly in the realm of speculative or promotional issue rather than functional currency.
No Sark coinage has ever achieved genuine circulation status.