Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
25 Dollars - Leonard I F-15E Strike Eagle
| Issuer | Principality of Hutt River |
|---|---|
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dramatic aerial and naval combat scene commemorating Operation Desert Storm. In the upper field, two F-15E Strike Eagle jet fighters are shown in dynamic flight, surrounded by a arc of six-pointed stars against a clouded sky rendered in fine engraved detail. In the lower field, a naval battle group including an aircraft carrier and escort vessels is depicted in low relief. To the right, a Victory-V device frames the motto IN GOD WE TRUST, with LIBERTY below. The legend DESERT STORM curves along the upper rim, and the date 1991 appears in the exergue. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The Principality of Hutt River was a self-declared micronation in Western Australia, established in 1970 by Leonard Casley following a dispute with the state government over wheat production quotas. It was never recognized by Australia or any sovereign nation. This coin, like the broader Hutt River numismatic program, was issued primarily as a revenue mechanism — collector sales, not circulation, were always the point.
The F-15E Strike Eagle entered USAF service in 1988, making this a timely subject for the souvenir military aviation series popular with Franklin Mint-era private mints in the early 1990s.