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5 Roubles Vostok Station; Zirconium
| Issuer | Antarctica |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Value | 5 Roubles |
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| Obverse description | Stylized double-headed eagle rendered in a geometric, angular design occupying the central field, with a diamond-shaped ornamental device above bearing a foliate motif and a second diamond-shaped shield below containing five stars arranged in a cruciform pattern. The Cyrillic legend ПЯТЬ РУБЛ. arcs across the upper field flanking the upper device, while the legend НА КОНТИНЕНТЕ ДРУЗЕЙ curves along the lower rim. A small inscription 03FRZ ПРОБА appears in the upper field above the eagle. |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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Antarctica issues no currency and has no monetary authority — these "Vostok Station" pieces are fantasy items with no governmental backing, produced by private mints targeting the novelty collector market. Vostok Station itself is a genuine Russian research base in East Antarctica, notable for sitting above one of the largest subglacial lakes on the planet, but it has issued no coinage and authorized none.
The zirconium composition is the selling point here, not the issuer.