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500 Rongo
| Issuer | Pacific Overseas Exchange Office |
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| Year | 2011-2012 |
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| Composition | Polymer (Biaxially oriented polypropylene) |
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| Obverse description | Vignette of a native Rapanui man with facial tattoo at left, set against the outer slopes of Rano Raraku volcanic crater and quarry with partially buried Moai monolithic sculptures. RongoRongo ceremonial script elements appear in the underprint, with the denomination 500 rendered in both numeral and word form. |
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| Obverse lettering | 500 EASTER ISLAND ISLA DE PASCUA RAPA NUI Rano Kau 500 RONGO |
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The Pacific Overseas Exchange Office is not a recognized central bank or monetary authority — it has no sovereign mandate, no government backing, and no jurisdiction over any currency system. Notes issued under this name are privately produced fantasy pieces, sometimes marketed as "legal tender" for obscure or disputed territories, but that claim has no standing under international monetary law. The "Rongo" denomination does not correspond to any recognized currency unit.
Collector interest exists, but buyers should be clear on what they are acquiring: a polymer novelty, not a banknote in any functional sense.