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25 Cents Pine Island
| Issuer | Grand Duchy of Westarctica |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Diameter | 33 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | KING PENGUIN WILDLIFE PROTECTION |
| Reverse description | The triangular reverse features the Coat of Arms of the Grand Duchy of Westarctica as the central device, flanked by the divided date '20 08' in the upper field. The denomination '¢25' appears prominently below the arms, with the inscription 'WA CENTS' beneath it and 'PINE ISLAND' along the lower edge, all legends in Latin script. The overall design is contained within the plain triangular flan. |
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Westarctica is a micronation claiming the Unclaimed Land of Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica — territory that falls outside the Antarctic Treaty System's direct governance framework. Travis McHenry established it in 2001 after identifying a genuine loophole in the 1959 Treaty, and the coinage program followed years later as part of a broader effort to establish institutional legitimacy. These pieces were never intended for actual exchange; Pine Island, referenced here, is a major glacier whose accelerating ice loss has made it one of the most closely monitored bodies of ice on Earth.