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5 Zilchy - Edgar Allan Poe
| Issuer | Bank of Zilchy, Mujand Republic |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Obverse description | Large vignette of Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) to the right in blue tones, with a ghost underprint of a full-length portrait behind the numeral "5" at centre. A guilloche medallion at left carries "FIVE ZILCHY", beneath which appears a circular seal of the Mujand Trading Company and the legend "EARLY AMERICAN WRITERS SERIES 2013". Stanzas from "The Raven" form a script underprint across the centre field. |
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| Reverse lettering | MUJAND REPUBLIC ZILCHY MUJAND REPUBLIC MONETARY RESERVE 5 BANK OF ZILCHY MUJAND TRADING COMPANY BY ORDER OF THE BANK OF ZILCHY ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND GUARANTORS GRANTED AND AUTHORIZED BY THE MUJAND REPUBLIC MONETARY RESERVE THESE BANKNOTES ARE HEREBY ISSUED TO THE BEARER FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF COLLECTION AND ADMIRATION. ARTISAN BURSARIUS FIVE ZILCHY PORTIO 5 ZILCHY EAP |
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The Mujand Republic and its Bank of Zilchy have no existence outside of fantasy or novelty issuance — this is a privately produced piece, not a government-sanctioned banknote. The "Mujand Trading Company" printer credit places it squarely in the collectible or prop category rather than any recognized monetary system. Poe's appearance here follows a long tradition of novelty notes adopting literary and artistic figures that official central banks would never sanction.