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Ngdawa Valued Member Sweden 347 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 11:22 am 2 Antarctican Dollar bills in some plastic material . Report this Post to the Staff

JimR Pillar of the Community United States 1490 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 11:33 am Those are pretty cool. Love the penguins. Report this Post to the Staff
Halfwitty Pillar of the Community United States 1523 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 11:57 am Very cool. I didn't know they even existed.Huh. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 12:43 pm Way cool. Are these legal tender? I thought Antarctica was part of the U.S.A. Just wondering. Thanks, John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Halfwitty Pillar of the Community United States 1523 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 12:51 pm Antarctica is actually claimed by a few different countries all having the right to a space there.There must be some type of exchange rate set up for the currency but I had no idea. Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 1:25 pm They're polymer (that's the 'plastic material'). You can get them at banknotes.com - they have lots of different types. Here's their country list: http://www.banknotes.com/ISOcodes.htm Here's some I need: http://www.banknotes.com/kt3.htm http://www.banknotes.com/kt1.htm < really like the design on that one Wonder if they're redeemable.. but I'm afraid to ask where I'd exchange them at! Report this Post to the Staff
ElleKitty Pillar of the Community United States 819 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 1:31 pm These are actually not currency in and of themselves, but are exchange notes for the Antarctic Overseas Exchange Company. http://www.bankofantarctica.com/about.php They print these tyvek notes with a different design every year, and sell them for a premium through their website. They say they will honour the face value of their notes, but I've never tried it. The notes have become rather popular with lots of collectors however; I have one too. :) Report this Post to the Staff
Ngdawa Valued Member Sweden 347 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 2:48 pm Antactica has many "owners". The back of the 2 Dollar note is the New Zealand part. The 3 Dollar bill have the Norwegian part. Also Gret Britain, Australia, France, Chile, and Argetnina have made some territorial claims of a peice of land/ice My plan is to go to Antactica and buy me a nice meal of food with my Antarctican Dollar. Maybe I can have some Penguin sticks? BTW, I like the "Kingdom of Time" bill. Hopefully I can buy me some extra seconds? Edited by Ngdawa 03/14/2010 2:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Halfwitty Pillar of the Community United States 1523 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 6:30 pm Penguin is great with a nice white sauce. Report this Post to the Staff
Uhhhh Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 6:42 pm Antartica is actually claimed up like a big pie. I've seen those notes before; they're really neat. I like the one with the penguins on it lol. This makes me wonder about other such novelty notes. Report this Post to the Staff
scott3270 Pillar of the Community United States 1116 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 6:56 pm yes very nice I own those as well Report this Post to the Staff
Ngdawa Valued Member Sweden 347 Posts	Posted 03/14/2010 7:59 pm @Halfwitty: Haha, I will remember that! @Uhhhh: Yeah, and what a great pie it is then! Found a site where you can do your own banknotes (http://www.noveltybanknotes.com), costs €5 though.. @scott3270: Awesome, then we can have us a great local Antarctican meal! Report this Post to the Staff
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