Catalog
30 Dollars - Leonard I Secession
| Issuer | Hutt River |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 30 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Gold-highlighted effigy of HRH Prince Leonard of Hutt River facing left, rendered in a plain truncated bust style against a mirror-polished field with coloured background. The legend PRINCIPALITY OF HUTT RIVER arcs along the upper periphery, flanked by two raised dots, while HRH PRINCE LEONARD curves along the lower periphery. The date 2010 appears in the lower field beneath the portrait. |
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| Edge | Milled |
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Hutt River — formally the Province of Hutt River — was a self-declared micronation in Western Australia, established in 1970 when wheat farmer Leonard Casley seceded from Australia in a dispute over wheat production quotas. The secession was never recognized by Canberra, but Hutt River operated for decades issuing passports, stamps, and coins, with Leonard styling himself Prince Leonard I. By 2010, the province had become a functioning tourist attraction as much as a political statement, and its numismatic output reflected that dual identity.
The denomination of 30 dollars has no anchor in any real monetary system — Hutt River currency was never legal tender anywhere and exists purely as a collector artifact.