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5 Dollars Wright Island
| Issuer | Grand Duchy of Westarctica |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reverse description | A stylized polar projection globe dominates the central field, depicted as a hemisphere with a grid of meridians and parallels, with the Antarctic continent visible at the lower center. The Westarctica coat of arms — a crowned saltire shield — is placed below the globe. The circular legend surrounding the field reads WESTARCTICAN WRIGHT ISLAND, the geographic coordinates 74º 2'S 116º 50'W, and GRAND DUKE JON-LAWRENCE FIVE DOLLARS, all in raised Latin lettering. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Westarctica is a micronation whose territorial claim covers the portion of Antarctica not administered under the 1959 Antarctic Treaty by any signatory state — specifically Marie Byrd Land. The X# reference prefix in standard catalogs denotes a non-circulating issue from a non-recognized entity, which places this coin in the company of Lundy puffins and Nagorno-Karabakh drams rather than conventional sovereign coinage. Wright Island itself is a real geographic feature off the Hobbs Coast, roughly 16 kilometers long.