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5000 Nuevos Sucres
| Issuer | Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office Ltd |
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| Year | 2009-2011 |
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| Size | 160 x 80 mm |
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| Reverse description | Portrait of Charles Darwin in left profile occupies the lower half, rendered in fine engraving style, with the three-masted sailing ship HMS Beagle under full sail set against a coastal panorama in the background. A heraldic coat of arms appears at centre, and gold foil numeral 5000 is printed vertically at right. Date 12 FEBRERO 2009 appears along the lower edge. |
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| Protection type | Hologram |
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The Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office Ltd. is not a recognized monetary authority and has no connection to any Antarctic territorial administration. Notes issued under this name are novelty or souvenir items produced for the collector market, with no legal tender status in any jurisdiction. The "Nuevos Sucres" denomination borrows from Ecuador's former currency, retired when the country dollarized in 2000 — a name chosen for exotic resonance rather than any genuine monetary lineage.
The polymer substrate and hologram strip are commercially sourced features, the same technology used to lend an air of legitimacy to a product that is, functionally, a privately printed fantasy note.