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5 Dollars - Leonard I B-17 Flying Fortress Forging Victory
| Issuer | Hutt River Province |
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| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Local coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a dramatic aerial scene commemorating World War II, featuring multiple Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in flight, rendered in detailed relief against a cloud-filled sky. A ring of thirteen five-pointed stars encircles the central composition along the inner field. The legend 'WORLD WAR II' arcs prominently across the upper rim. To the lower right, the inscriptions 'LIBERTY' and 'IN GOD WE TRUST' appear in the field, with the date '1992' in the exergue. |
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Hutt River Province 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. It issued its own coins, stamps, and passports for decades — none of which carried legal tender status anywhere with a functioning government. The B-17 series was part of a broader commemorative program aimed squarely at the collector market, issued under Leonard's self-styled royal title.
X# prefixes in Krause cataloging denote non-standard issues — coins outside recognized national authority.