Monday, September 8, 2008

Antarctic yuan

Antarctic yuan

In accordance with "the Antarctic Treaty," the spirit of Antarctica does not belong to any one country's sovereign territory, but no resident population of Antarctica has its own currency, the yuan Antarctic, it is all Antarctic research stations for the staff of small denomination bank notes to pay. Antarctic yuan by DJ Hamilton is the establishment of a charitable organization - the Antarctic overseas transactions issued by the non-state actors of the notes, by Quebecor financial printing, with its denominations dollars equivalent, the holder can pay and display in the period to Antarctic overseas trading companies address exchange equalization dollars. The company claimed that the funds raised will be used to undertake research in Antarctica and humanitarian projects. The inspection authority directory that, so far, the currency issue Antarctica series are: ① 1996 Series (face value: $ 1, $ 5, $ 10, $ 20, $ 50, $ 100) ② 1999/2001 Series (face value: $ 1, $ 2, $ 5, $ 10, $ 20, $ 50, $ 100) ③ 2007年plastic banknote series (face value: $ 1, $ 2, $ 3, $ 5) But the Antarctic yuan is not legal tender, only a version of the bill areas, and in the national Antarctic expedition staff rarely need transactions, such notes symbolic significance far greater than practical significance. However, due to the Antarctic fine print notes, the Antarctic yuan or more of the flow of the collector's pocket. For collectors, put it in the collection of embellishment can not not, because Antarctica and the other five continents as the Earth is our common friends!