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50 Numismas - 2013 year of the Snake
| Issuer | Banco de Kamberra |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Size | 160 x 79 mm |
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| Reverse description | A polychrome snake occupies the right portion of the note; the centre carries a circular white vignette enclosing a stylised peony — traditional Chinese symbol of happiness and prosperity since the Tang Dynasty (618–906). The year 2013 and the word SERPENT in Chinese characters appear at the top. |
| Reverse lettering | 50 2013 BANCO DE KAMBERRA CINCUENTA NUMISMAS 50 |
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| Comments |
Banco de Kamberra is a private fantasy issuer — not a sovereign central bank — producing collectible polymer notes marketed around the Chinese zodiac cycle. The "Numisma" denomination has no legal tender status anywhere. These are sold directly to collectors and have never circulated as currency by any definition. Franck Medina, based in France, designs for several such private fantasy note producers.
Whether these belong in a numismatic catalog at all is a reasonable question. Most serious collectors file them under "exonumia" and leave it there.