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The Balleny Islands became a colony when Westarctica formally annexed it from New Zealand on January 14, 2005. Mr. Vidal was appointed its Governor, and following the first successful minting of the Balleny Islands coin, Jorge was given the title [[Count of Sturge]]. | The Balleny Islands became a colony when Westarctica formally annexed it from New Zealand on January 14, 2005. Mr. Vidal was appointed its Governor, and following the first successful minting of the Balleny Islands coin, Jorge was given the title [[Count of Sturge]]. | ||
== | ==Series of coins released== | ||
Of the 14 series of coins released by the Central Bank of Westarctica, some stand out as especially unique. | |||
==Balleny Islands== | |||
==Wooden History== | |||
==Westarctica $10== | |||
==$1 Westarctica Islands== | |||
The $1 Westarctica Islands series is especially unique due to its rectangular shape and the fact that the coin itself is actually comprised of four separate triangular coins, each in a denomination of 25c. The coins feature the islands of [[Grant Island|Grant]], [[Siple Island|Siple]], [[Pine Island Glacier|Pine]] and [[Burke Island|Burke]] and can be fitted together to make a single $1 coin. | |||
It remains the only coin created in denominations of less than one Westarctican dollar and one of the few non-circular coins in the world. The series was first minted in 2008. | |||