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50 Cents Christmas
| Issuer | Kingdom of Redonda |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Obverse description | Central crowned shield depicting birds and horizontal bars, surmounted by a royal crown, positioned in the centre of the field. Six stylised snowflakes are distributed symmetrically across the field in two columns flanking the shield, evoking a winter theme. The legend REDONDA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination FIFTY CENTS is inscribed along the lower periphery, both in raised Latin characters. |
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| Reverse description | A cheerful snowman depicted in the centre of the field, wearing a top hat adorned with a sprig of holly, a striped scarf, and holding a small branch in one hand. Numerous stylised snowflakes are scattered throughout the field surrounding the central motif, reinforcing the festive winter theme. The legend CHRISTMAS 2009 arcs along the upper periphery, while the numeral 50 appears prominently in the lower exergue. |
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Redonda is an uninhabited volcanic rock in the Caribbean, roughly one square kilometer, whose "kingdom" is a literary fiction originating with M.P. Shiel in the late nineteenth century and perpetuated by successive self-appointed monarchs drawn largely from the British science fiction and fantasy writing community. It has no government, no population, and no monetary system. Coins issued in its name are souvenir pieces with no circulation history by definition.
The X# prefix in the reference confirms this: World Coin catalogers assign X-numbers specifically to non-circulating fantasy and local issues outside recognized sovereign authority.