Crimea has no recognized independent monetary authority, and this piece was never issued by any legitimate governing body — it is a fantasy strike produced by private minters capitalizing on the political chaos surrounding the March 2014 referendum, whose legitimacy was rejected by the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution 68/262. Dozens of similar fantasy issues flooded the collector market in the months following annexation, most originating from Russian private mints.
Crimea has no recognized independent monetary authority, and this piece was never issued by any legitimate governing body — it is a fantasy strike produced by private minters capitalizing on the political chaos surrounding the March 2014 referendum, whose legitimacy was rejected by the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution 68/262. Dozens of similar fantasy issues flooded the collector market in the months following annexation, most originating from Russian private mints.