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5 Dollars - Leonard I World War II - V-1 'Buzz' Bombs over Britain
| Issuer | Hutt River Province |
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| Year | 1992 |
| Type | Local coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a large stylised numeral '5' superimposed on a decorative horizontal band with intricately patterned geometric and foliate relief elements. Above the band, a prominent royal crown is depicted in high relief at centre. The upper legend reads 'HUTT RIVER PROVINCE' arcing along the rim, with 'NEW QUEENSLAND MINT' inscribed on a raised ribbon-like panel below the crown. The denomination 'FIVE DOLLARS' is rendered in bold capitals across the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | HUTT RIVER PROVINCE NEW QUEENSLAND MINT 5 FIVE DOLLARS |
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Hutt River Province — the self-declared micronation on a Western Australian wheat farm — issued commemorative coinage throughout the 1980s and 1990s with remarkable persistence, despite having no internationally recognized monetary system. These pieces circulated as novelties and tourist souvenirs rather than as currency in any practical sense.
The V-1 flying bomb campaign against Britain ran from June 1944 through March 1945, killing over 6,000 civilians. London bore the worst of it, though southern England's "Doodlebug Alley" corridor saw concentrated strikes as the weapons followed a predictable ballistic path after engine cutout.