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Madame Pele Goddess of Fire Volcano Island Bank

Issuer Volcano Island Bank
Year 1977
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Thickness 1.6 mm
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Reverse script Latin
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Edge Reeded
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The Volcano Island Bank was a private fantasy issuer operating out of Hawaii in the 1970s, producing struck silver pieces marketed as novelty collectibles with no legal tender status anywhere. Pele, the Hawaiian deity associated with volcanic creation, had been a recurring subject in Hawaiian commemorative kitsch throughout the decade, riding the wave of statehood nostalgia and tourism-driven demand for "native" imagery.

These pieces circulated entirely within the collector novelty market and were never redeemable for anything.

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