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| Issuer | Bank of Tasmantis |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Type | Fantasy banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | ZEALANDIA TASMANTIS SERIES 2018 50 DOLLARS BANK OF TASMANTIS 1840 NEW ZEALAND NEW CALEDONIA 1853 1979 NORFOLK ISLAND LORD HOWE ISLANDS 1982 |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of a rocky landmass emerging from a calm sea surface against a gradient blue-to-teal background with a star-scattered night sky above the horizon. Large ghost numeral "50" appears at right, with the issuer's website watermark diagonally across the upper right. Inscriptions in purple and grey are distributed across the lower field. |
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The Bank of Tasmantis is not a recognized central bank or monetary authority — no such institution exists in the official record. This appears to be a fantasy or novelty issue invoking "Zealandia," the largely submerged continental mass recognized by geologists in 2017, which briefly captured public attention and prompted a wave of unofficial commemorative and collectible items. The timing aligns precisely with that media cycle.
Not legal tender anywhere. Collectible value depends entirely on print run documentation, which issuers of this type rarely provide reliably.