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25 Dollars - Leonard I Coming Home
| Issuer | Hutt River Province |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Weight | 31.1341 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is dedicated to the commemorative theme of Operation Desert Storm, featuring inscriptions arranged across the field. The legend 'DESERT STORM' appears prominently, accompanied by a large Roman numeral 'V'. The mottos 'IN GOD WE TRUST' and 'LIBERTY' are inscribed in the field, along with the issuer's initials 'HR' and the date '1991'. The overall design reflects a patriotic tribute composition in the style typical of Hutt River Province commemorative issues. |
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| Mint | New Queensland Mint |
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Hutt River Province was a self-declared micronation in Western Australia, established in 1970 when wheat farmer Leonard Casley seceded from Australia in a dispute over wheat production quotas. By 1991, Casley — styling himself Prince Leonard I — had been issuing commemorative coinage for years, marketed largely to collectors rather than circulated as functional currency. This piece marks his return from one of his periodic overseas trips during which he lobbied foreign governments for diplomatic recognition, a campaign that met with almost no success.
No nation ever formally recognized Hutt River. The coins are legal curiosities as much as numismatic ones.