30 Dollars - Leonard I

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Beschrijving keerzijde	A perching Robin (Red Robin) depicted in three-quarter left profile, standing on a rocky outcrop at the centre of the field, rendered with fine feather detail in high relief. The legend ·HUTT·RIVER·PROVINCE· curves along the upper periphery within a beaded border. The denomination THIRTY DOLLARS is inscribed in a straight line along the lower border, separated from the central device by a raised inner ring.
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Opschrift keerzijde	·HUTT·RIVER·PROVINCE· THIRTY DOLLARS
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Aanvullende informatie	Hutt River Province declared independence from Western Australia in 1970 after a wheat quota dispute pushed farmer Leonard Casley to invoke an obscure legal provision he argued prevented the Crown from resuming his land. The micronation never gained international recognition, but it issued passports, stamps, and coinage with remarkable persistence for decades. This 1977 silver piece is one of the earlier numismatic issues from the province, produced at a time when Casley — styling himself Prince Leonard I — was actively courting collector interest to sustain the operation financially.