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25 Dollars - Leonard I U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II 'Warthog' Attack Jet
| Issuer | Hutt River |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Weight | 31.1341 g |
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| Obverse description | A stylized crown occupies the upper central field, rendered in high relief above a horizontal decorative band bearing indigenous geometric motifs, at the center of which the numeral '25' is prominently displayed. The legend 'HUTT RIVER PROVINCE' arcs along the upper periphery, while 'NEW QUEENSLAND MINT' appears on a straight line beneath the crown. The denomination 'TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS' curves along the lower rim, completing the circular legend in bold Latin lettering. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a left-facing profile of the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft, commonly known as the 'Warthog', rendered in detailed relief against a plain field. The inscription 'DESERT STORM' appears prominently in the upper field, referencing the 1991 Gulf War military operation in which the aircraft played a significant role. The legends 'IN GOD WE TRUST', 'LIBERTY', and the monogram 'HR' are distributed across the field, with the date '1991' and a large Roman numeral 'V' also present. |
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Hutt River — the self-declared principality carved out of Western Australian farmland by Leonard Casley in 1970 after a dispute with the state government over wheat quotas — issued a steady stream of numismatic pieces throughout the 1980s and 1990s, most targeting the novelty collector market. This A-10 piece is squarely in that category. The principality was never recognized by Australia, operated on legal ambiguity for five decades, and formally dissolved in 2020 when Casley, then in his nineties, could no longer sustain it financially.
The X# prefix in the World Coin catalog system designates non-circulating fantasy issues from unofficial or unrecognized entities.