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5 Ocean Dollars Eagle Ray
| Issuer | Reed Banknote Company |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 5 Ocean Dollars |
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| Obverse lettering | ATLANTIC OCEAN AC00257 5 OCEAN DOLLARS NOVEMBER 2017 EAGLE RAY This ray can be identified by its dark dorsal surface covered in white spots or rings. |
| Reverse description | Three spotted eagle rays in motion across a richly coloured underwater scene of coral reef and sea-grass, rendered in full polychrome print; a large ray occupies the left field swimming rightward, a second ascends at upper right, and a third is partially visible at centre, their characteristic dark dorsal surfaces marked with pale spots clearly rendered. Warm orange and red coral growth appears at lower left, with green aquatic vegetation filling the right background. The denomination numeral is set in bold white at upper right. |
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The Ocean Dollar series was a private initiative by Richard J. Reed — a Florida-based designer and printer operating under his own Reed Banknote Company — producing collectible polymer notes with no issuing government, no monetary backing, and no pretense of either. The "5 Ocean Dollars" denomination is purely nominal, a vehicle for the design rather than a unit of exchange. Reed printed and issued these himself out of Sarasota, which makes the note both issuer and printer in one unusual loop.
The inclusion of a QR code alongside a security strip is an odd pairing for a novelty item, but Reed clearly intended these as serious specimens of the printer's craft rather than tourist trinkets.