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Fantasy - 10 Dollars Bowhead Whale
| Issuer | Arctic Territories |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Composition | Trimetallic: nickel brass core, plastic middle ring and brass outer ring |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | The nickel-brass core depicts a bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) in profile swimming to the right in the upper field, with a detailed submersible vessel rendered below it, evoking an Arctic deep-sea exploration theme. The transparent plastic middle ring separates the core from the brass outer ring, which carries the legend BOWHEAD WHALE along the upper arc, flanked by stylized whale tail flukes. The lower arc of the outer ring bears the date 2.08.2007 to the left and the geographic coordinate N 90°00' to the right, with a compass star motif at the base. |
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No entity called "Arctic Territories" has ever exercised issuing authority over coinage. This is a privately produced fantasy piece — a collectible struck without the backing of any sovereign government, central bank, or recognized monetary authority. Such items have proliferated since the 2010s, typically targeting wildlife and conservation themes to appeal to thematic collectors rather than numismatists.
The trimetallic construction with a plastic ring is a manufacturing novelty borrowed from legitimate issues like the Canadian $2 toonie variants, lending a superficial technical sophistication to what remains a non-monetary object.