Catalog
30 Dollars - Leonard I
| Issuer | Hutt River |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Value | 30 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of Prince Leonard I in right-facing profile occupies the central field, rendered in high relief with fine hair detail. Two wheat or laurel sprays flank the portrait on either side, rising from the lower field. The legend PRINCE LEONARD arcs along the upper periphery, while the date 1976 appears prominently in the lower field. The inscriptions ONE TROY OUNCE and .999 PURE SILVER are incused vertically along the left and right inner margins respectively. A finely beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | PRINCE LEONARD · ONE TROY OUNCE · .999 PURE SILVER · 1976 |
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Hutt River Province seceded from Western Australia in 1970 after a wheat quota dispute that Leonard Casley believed would bankrupt his farm. The micronation issued its own currency, passports, and stamps — and by 1976 had established a surprisingly coherent coinage program in fine silver. The X# prefix in the standard reference reflects its classification as a "non-standard" issue, the numismatic establishment's polite refusal to treat Hutt River as a legitimate sovereign.