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3 Ocean Dollars Sea Turtle
| Issuer | Reed Banknote Company |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 3 Ocean Dollars |
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| Reverse description | Full-bleed underwater photographic vignette in vivid greens and blues, with two green sea turtles swimming in open water — one in close-up in the upper left and a second in the lower right — set against a softly lit reef background. A diagonally swept ribbon underprint traverses the lower portion of the note, above which the species text panel is positioned in the lower left. The denomination numeral 3 with the inscription OCEAN DOLLARS appears in the upper right corner, and a starfish guilloche device is visible at lower left. |
| Reverse lettering | 3 OCEAN DOLLARS SEA TURTLE The seven extant species of sea turtles are the green, loggerhead, Kemp's ridley, olive ridley, hawksbill, flatback, and leatherback. |
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Reed Banknote Company is a small private security printing operation run by Richard J. Reed out of Sarasota, Florida, producing novelty and promotional notes rather than legal tender currency. The "Ocean Dollars" series — of which this is the 3-unit denomination — is a privately issued fantasy note with no monetary backing, circulating entirely as a collectible or educational piece.
Reed has produced similar themed series for various causes and collectors. The paper composition and intaglio-style printing are designed to mimic genuine banknote production, which is the actual point of interest here: a one-man operation replicating the craft of a central bank printer.