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50 Numismas - 2020 year of the Rat
| Issuer | Banco de Kamberra |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 50 Numismas |
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| Obverse description | At centre, a large stylised rat executed in vivid iridescent multicolour tones is ornamented with floral paper-cut motifs and holds a decorative bowl, set against a lavender guilloche underprint repeating rat silhouettes across the field. To the left, a circular zodiac wheel inscribed with Chinese characters and the yin-yang symbol is accompanied by a chronological list of Rat years with their corresponding Chinese elements from 1900 to 2068, the year 2020 highlighted in green; the denomination numeral '50' appears in large white letterpress at upper left and upper right, with 'BANCO DE KAMBERRA' in pink and 'AÑO DEL RATÓN' at upper centre. Three facsimile signature fields captioned EL GOBERNADOR, EL CAJERO EN JEFE, and EL MINISTRO DE HACIENDA are placed at lower right, accompanied by a serial number and a coloured security element. |
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| Reverse description | The right half of the reverse carries an intaglio-style vignette of two naturalistically rendered rats in brown and olive tones, with a further group of smaller rats clambering along a branch at centre; the Chinese character for rat (鼠) appears in large stylised letterpress at upper centre against a teal guilloche ground, below '2020' in multicolour numerals and 'BANCO DE KAMBERRA' at upper right. The left portion is divided into horizontal bands of richly coloured guilloche patterns in purple, green, and teal, with the denomination '50' in large outlined numerals at upper left and 'CINCUENTA NUMISMAS' in bold lettering below. A vertical gold foil security strip runs along the left-centre margin. |
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The Banco de Kamberra is not a central bank of any sovereign state — it is a private entity issuing fantasy notes, collector pieces with no legal tender status anywhere. The "2020 year of the Rat" release is part of a broader series targeting the international lunar new year collector market, a genre that proliferated sharply in the 2010s as polymer substrate became accessible to small-run private issuers.
Franck Medina is a French designer with genuine numismatic credentials, having contributed work to legitimate issues. His involvement here is worth noting — private fantasy notes rarely attract designers of that caliber.