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	==Series code==		==Series code==
	Following the serial ~~year and the issue~~ year is a final letter block indicating the note’s series code for that ~~serial year and issue~~ year. This letter (or, potentially, letters, typically A-Z) corresponds to a minor variation for that note within its ~~serial and issue~~ year, and may be arbitrarily and non-sequentially chosen within the 26-letter Roman alphabet. All notes that follow the format and appearance of the original ~~issue year and printing~~ year will have the same letter code(s) in this field; if the Bank of Westarctica decides to issue a different kind of note ~~during that~~ same series ~~year and printing~~ year, then that note will bear a different letter(s) here. Only if more than 26 such series letters become necessary for a given series ~~year and issue~~ year will the field contain two letters (e.g., “FR” or “AG” or any other two-letter code). There is no upper limit to the length of the series code which a note may bear, so long as each series note is identical in appearance (other than its serial number) to other notes in the same series and can be clearly differentiated from other notes in different ~~series’~~. The series code does not indicate the note’s series year or printing year, though certain series ~~years and printing~~ years will only bear certain series codes (which means a series ~~and printing~~ year may sometimes be deduced backwards from an apparent series code). All bills must have a series code, even if the appearance of that note never varies (in which case, all such notes issued that year ~~and based on~~ the same ~~original year of would have a~~ series code ~~of “A” or “J” or some other lettter~~).		Following the serial year is a final letter block indicating the note’s series code for that series year. This letter (or, potentially, letters, typically A-Z) corresponds to a minor variation for that note within its series year, and may be arbitrarily and non-sequentially chosen within the 26-letter Roman alphabet. All notes that follow the format and appearance of the original series year will have the same letter code(s) in this field; if the Bank of Westarctica decides to issue a different kind of note within the same series year, then that note will bear a different letter(s) here. Only if more than 26 such series letters become necessary for a given series year will the field contain two letters (e.g., “FR” or “AG” or any other two-letter code). There is no upper limit to the length of the series code which a note may bear, so long as each series note is identical in all aspects of its appearance (other than its serial number) to other notes in the same series year and can be clearly differentiated from other notes in different series. The series code does not indicate the note’s series year or printing year, though certain series years will only bear certain series codes (which means a series year may sometimes be deduced backwards from an apparent series code). All bills must have a series code, even if the appearance of that note never varies (in which case all such notes issued for that series year would have the same single- or double-letter series code letter).

	==Examples==		==Examples==

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Serial year codes

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	==Serial year codes==		==Serial year codes==
	Following the ~~first~~ block number is a digit corresponding to the serial year that the bill was first issued (though not the number of that year itself)— for example, ~~a bill~~ issued in 2019 (the first series year for the 20 ice mark ~~bill was printed~~) will have ~~a number~~ 1 here, as will ''all other 20 ice mark notes issued in 2020, 2021, 2022, etc.'' However, if a new series is created in ''any'' subsequent year (which could be 2019, 2020, 2030, or any year number), then ''that'' ~~year~~ will be coded with the next higher number in the sequence (i.e., ~~“2"~~). There is no upper limit to this number. All bills within a serial year will have the same basic visual format (arrangement of elements, use of colors and emblems) as other notes of that serial year, regardless of when that note was actually printed. If there is a major revision of a bill at a later date, this will invoke a new serial year code rather than simply a new series code (see below). The serial year code will always be followed by a hyphen.		Following the second block number is one (or more than one) digit corresponding to the serial year that the bill was first issued (though not the calendar number of that year itself)— for example, the first 20 ice mark note issued in 2019 (the first series year for the 20 ice mark note) will have an Arabic numeral 1 here, as will ''all other 20 ice mark notes issued in 2020, 2021, 2022, etc.'' However, if a new distinct series is created in ''any'' subsequent year (which could be 2019, 2020, 2030, or any year number), then ''that'' series will be coded with the next higher number in the sequence (i.e., 2, 3, etc.). There is no upper limit to this number. All bills within a given serial year will have the same basic visual format (arrangement of elements, use of colors and emblems) as other notes of that serial year, regardless of when that note was actually printed. If there is a major revision of a bill at a later date, this will invoke a new serial year code rather than simply a new series code (see below). The serial year code will always be followed by a hyphen.

	==Series code==		==Series code==

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Serial year codes

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	==Serial year codes==		==Serial year codes==
	Following the first block number is a digit corresponding to the serial year that the bill was issued (though not the number of that year itself)— for example, a bill issued in 2019 (the first series year for the 20 ice mark bill was printed) will have a number 1 here, as will ''all other notes issued in 2020, 2021, 2022, etc.'' However, if a new series is created in ''any'' subsequent year (which could be 2019, 2020, 2030, or any year number), then ''that'' year will be coded with the next higher number in the sequence (i.e., “2"). There is no upper limit to this number. All bills within a serial year will have the same basic format (arrangement of elements, use of colors and emblems~~, types of security features~~) as other ~~bills~~ of that serial year, regardless of when that note was actually printed. If there is a major revision of a bill at a later date, this will invoke a new serial year code rather than ~~a new~~ simply a new series code (see below). The serial year code will always be followed by a hyphen.		Following the first block number is a digit corresponding to the serial year that the bill was first issued (though not the number of that year itself)— for example, a bill issued in 2019 (the first series year for the 20 ice mark bill was printed) will have a number 1 here, as will ''all other 20 ice mark notes issued in 2020, 2021, 2022, etc.'' However, if a new series is created in ''any'' subsequent year (which could be 2019, 2020, 2030, or any year number), then ''that'' year will be coded with the next higher number in the sequence (i.e., “2"). There is no upper limit to this number. All bills within a serial year will have the same basic visual format (arrangement of elements, use of colors and emblems) as other notes of that serial year, regardless of when that note was actually printed. If there is a major revision of a bill at a later date, this will invoke a new serial year code rather than simply a new series code (see below). The serial year code will always be followed by a hyphen.


	==Series code==		==Series code==

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Examples

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	==Examples==		==Examples==
	A bill whose QR code reveals its serial number to be 0020-34992322C-4-~~1-E~~ indicates that this is a 20 ice mark note, note number 34992322, which, by virtue of the letter “C” at the end, means this note happens to be ~~the third time~~ this particular number ~~has been~~ issued within~~... ...Some~~ serial year, here indicated by the number 4— let us say that the Bank of Westarctica decided to issue newly designed 20-ice-mark notes in 2018, 2020, 2023, 2030. Then the 20-ice mark note which was largely redesigned in 2030 would be coded with the number 4, followed by~~... ...A year of actual printing— here, a numeral 1 means that this note was actually printed in the same year as its series year, 2030, followed by... ...Its~~ series letter, in this case “E”, which only means that ~~this note~~ is somehow different from any other bill bearing the letter “A” or “H” or any other code in this field (but is not considered different enough to qualify for a different series number).		A bill whose QR code reveals its serial number to be 0020-34992322C-4-Y indicates that this is a 20 ice mark note, note number 34992322, which, by virtue of the letter “C” at the end, means this note happens to be one of at least two notes with this particular serial number that was issued within some serial year, here indicated by the number 4 (the fourth serial year for the 20 ice mark note, the fourth time this note has seen a major new design— let us say that the Bank of Westarctica decided to issue newly designed 20-ice-mark notes in 2018, 2020, 2023, 2030. Then the 20-ice mark note which was largely redesigned in 2030 would be coded with the number 4, followed by ss series letter, in this case “E”, which only means that thisnote is somehow different from any other bill bearing the letter “A” or “H” or any other code in this field (but is not considered different enough to qualify for a different series number).


	Another example: A note whose ~~code reveals its~~ serial number ~~to be~~ 12237770-1-3-AZ indicates that this note, number 12237770 (no other notes from this serial year or printing year bear this same serial number because there is no letter following the 0 at the end), matches the design of similar bills originally printed in that same series year (which, because it is a 1, must be 2018 but was actually printed in 2021 (the numeral 3 means that this bill was printed in 2018+3=2021, and that this note’s appearance is essentially the same as the 2018 note) and is the “AZ” series bill printed that year (meaning that there must have been at least 26 other series bills also printed that year for that series year, though this field does not tell the user additional information nor if more than 52 such series notes were eventually printed for that series year and print year).		Another example: A note whose serial number is 12237770-1-3-AZ indicates that this note, number 12237770 (no other notes from this serial year or printing year bear this same serial number because there is no letter following the 0 at the end), matches the design of similar bills originally printed in that same series year (which, because it is a 1, must be 2018 but was actually printed in 2021 (the numeral 3 means that this bill was printed in 2018+3=2021, and that this note’s appearance is essentially the same as the 2018 note) and is the “AZ” series bill printed that year (meaning that there must have been at least 26 other series bills also printed that year for that series year, though this field does not tell the user additional information nor if more than 52 such series notes were eventually printed for that series year and print year).

	Third example: A note with the code indicating 00030020A-2-4-WEX. This indicates that the note holds the serial number 00030030 and was the second note to bear that serial number for series year (because the first note with that number did not have the letter A at the end) and was printed in the style of the 2018 note plus... ...Two years, =2020, meaning this note was the for the issue year was 2020, and was... ...the 4th design for that bill that year of issue, and... ...belongs to the WEX series of bills issued that year and in the format of 2018 (?) Note (?)		Third example: A note with the code indicating 00030020A-2-4-WEX. This indicates that the note holds the serial number 00030030 and was the second note to bear that serial number for series year (because the first note with that number did not have the letter A at the end) and was printed in the style of the 2018 note plus... ...Two years, =2020, meaning this note was the for the issue year was 2020, and was... ...the 4th design for that bill that year of issue, and... ...belongs to the WEX series of bills issued that year and in the format of 2018 (?) Note (?)

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Possible note serial letter code

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	===Possible note serial letter code===		===Possible note serial letter code===
	If any two notes end up for any reason carrying the same note serial number, then this set of numbers will be immediately followed by a letter indicating the note belongs to a different set of series ~~numbers— that is, any notes numbered 00000001 through 99999999 belonging to the first series of bills printed will have no following letter~~; since note series numbers are not issued sequentially and do not correspond to any "order of printing" of such notes, the number of possible series numbers does not need to be exhausted in order for a serial number letter code to be needed on a note.		If any two notes end up for any reason carrying the same note serial number, then this set of numbers will be immediately followed by a letter indicating the note belongs to a different set of series numbers; since note series numbers are not issued sequentially and do not correspond to any "order of printing" of such notes, the number of possible series numbers does not need to be exhausted in order for a serial number letter code to be needed on a note.


	==Serial year codes==		==Serial year codes==

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	In the bottom center of the bill appear the words “Encoded serial” accompanied by a scanable QR code graphic. This QR code corresponds to the bills unique identifier, which is composed of 3 elements which are separated by hyphens. If scanned, the code will allow the user to access the bill’s alphanumeric serial code along with any other relvant information about the bill. This code will appear in the following format: The first set of alphanumeric codes correspond to that bill’s unique serial number within its series year and issue year, and is separated from the next two elements by a hyphen (-). It always begins with eight digits, and may or may not be followed by a letter. If all series numbers within a given year are eventually used, then this set of numbers will be immediately followed by a letter indicating the note belongs to the next set of series numbers— that is, all bills numbered 00000001 through 99999999 belonging to the first series of bills printed will have no following letter; if the Bank of Westarctica eventually issues more than 99,999,999 20-ice mark bills within a given series year (see below) and series code (also see below), then the first bill issued after the 99,999,999th bill will begin with the code 00000001A, followed by a hyphen and then the remaining two blocks of codes.

	Following the first block number is a digit corresponding to the serial year that the bill was issued— for example, a bill issued in 2018 (the first series year for the 20 ice mark bill) will have a number 1; if a new series is created in any subsequent year (which could be 2019, 2020, 2030, or any year number), that year will be coded with the next higher number in the sequence (i.e., “2"). There is no upper limit to this number. All bills within a serial year will have the same basic format as other bills of that serial year, regardless of when that note was actually printed. If there is a major revision of a bill at a later date, this will invoke a new serial year code. The serial year code will always be followed by a hyphen.

			==Banknote denomination code==
			A 20 ice mark note issued by the Central Bank of Westarctica has a number of security features and each note has a unique serial number printed on its front in two places. This serial number unique identifier, which is composed of for elements which are separated by hyphens. The first number is a four-digit number that indicates the denomination of the note. All four spaces in this number must be occupied: the value itself will be right-aligned, and any unused spaces are filled with the number zero. Thus, a 20 ice mark note always has a serial number that begins with '''0020'''.

			==Note serial number==
			Next comes a set of alphanumeric codes corresponding to that bill’s unique serial number ''within its denomination series year and issue year'', and is separated from the next two elements by a hyphen (-). It always contains eight numerical digits, and may or may not be followed by a letter.

			===Possible note serial letter code===
			If any two notes end up for any reason carrying the same note serial number, then this set of numbers will be immediately followed by a letter indicating the note belongs to a different set of series numbers— that is, any notes numbered 00000001 through 99999999 belonging to the first series of bills printed will have no following letter; since note series numbers are not issued sequentially and do not correspond to any "order of printing" of such notes, the number of possible series numbers does not need to be exhausted in order for a serial number letter code to be needed on a note.


			==Serial year codes==
			Following the first block number is a digit corresponding to the serial year that the bill was issued (though not the number of that year itself)— for example, a bill issued in 2019 (the first series year for the 20 ice mark bill was printed) will have a number 1 here, as will ''all other notes issued in 2020, 2021, 2022, etc.'' However, if a new series is created in ''any'' subsequent year (which could be 2019, 2020, 2030, or any year number), then ''that'' year will be coded with the next higher number in the sequence (i.e., “2"). There is no upper limit to this number. All bills within a serial year will have the same basic format (arrangement of elements, use of colors and emblems, types of security features) as other bills of that serial year, regardless of when that note was actually printed. If there is a major revision of a bill at a later date, this will invoke a new serial year code rather than a new simply a new series code (see below). The serial year code will always be followed by a hyphen.


			==Series code==
	Following the serial year and the issue year is a final letter block indicating the note’s series code for that serial year and issue year. This letter (or, potentially, letters, typically A-Z) corresponds to a minor variation for that note within its serial and issue year, and may be arbitrarily and non-sequentially chosen within the 26-letter Roman alphabet. All notes that follow the format and appearance of the original issue year and printing year will have the same letter code(s) in this field; if the Bank of Westarctica decides to issue a different kind of note during that same series year and printing year, then that note will bear a different letter(s) here. Only if more than 26 such series letters become necessary for a given series year and issue year will the field contain two letters (e.g., “FR” or “AG” or any other two-letter code). There is no upper limit to the length of the series code which a note may bear, so long as each series note is identical in appearance (other than its serial number) to other notes in the same series and can be clearly differentiated from other notes in different series’. The series code does not indicate the note’s series year or printing year, though certain series years and printing years will only bear certain series codes (which means a series and printing year may sometimes be deduced backwards from an apparent series code). All bills must have a series code, even if the appearance of that note never varies (in which case, all such notes issued that year and based on the same original year of would have a series code of “A” or “J” or some other lettter).		Following the serial year and the issue year is a final letter block indicating the note’s series code for that serial year and issue year. This letter (or, potentially, letters, typically A-Z) corresponds to a minor variation for that note within its serial and issue year, and may be arbitrarily and non-sequentially chosen within the 26-letter Roman alphabet. All notes that follow the format and appearance of the original issue year and printing year will have the same letter code(s) in this field; if the Bank of Westarctica decides to issue a different kind of note during that same series year and printing year, then that note will bear a different letter(s) here. Only if more than 26 such series letters become necessary for a given series year and issue year will the field contain two letters (e.g., “FR” or “AG” or any other two-letter code). There is no upper limit to the length of the series code which a note may bear, so long as each series note is identical in appearance (other than its serial number) to other notes in the same series and can be clearly differentiated from other notes in different series’. The series code does not indicate the note’s series year or printing year, though certain series years and printing years will only bear certain series codes (which means a series and printing year may sometimes be deduced backwards from an apparent series code). All bills must have a series code, even if the appearance of that note never varies (in which case, all such notes issued that year and based on the same original year of would have a series code of “A” or “J” or some other lettter).

	Examples: A bill whose QR code reveals its serial number to be 34992322C-4-1-E indicates that this is note number 34992322, which, by virtue of the letter “C”, means the third time this particular number has been issued within... ...Some serial year, here indicated by the number 4— let us say that the Bank of Westarctica decided to issue newly designed 20-ice-mark notes in 2018, 2020, 2023, 2030. Then the 20-ice mark note which was largely redesigned in 2030 would be coded with the number 4, followed by... ...A year of actual printing— here, a numeral 1 means that this note was actually printed in the same year as its series year, 2030, followed by... ...Its series letter, in this case “E”, which only means that this note is somehow different from any other bill bearing the letter “A” or “H” or any other code in this field.		==Examples==
			A bill whose QR code reveals its serial number to be 0020-34992322C-4-1-E indicates that this is a 20 ice mark note, note number 34992322, which, by virtue of the letter “C” at the end, means this note happens to be the third time this particular number has been issued within... ...Some serial year, here indicated by the number 4— let us say that the Bank of Westarctica decided to issue newly designed 20-ice-mark notes in 2018, 2020, 2023, 2030. Then the 20-ice mark note which was largely redesigned in 2030 would be coded with the number 4, followed by... ...A year of actual printing— here, a numeral 1 means that this note was actually printed in the same year as its series year, 2030, followed by... ...Its series letter, in this case “E”, which only means that this note is somehow different from any other bill bearing the letter “A” or “H” or any other code in this field (but is not considered different enough to qualify for a different series number).


	Another example: A note whose QR code reveals its serial number to be 12237770-1-3-AZ indicates that this note, number 12237770 (no other notes from this serial year or printing year bear this same serial number because there is no letter following the 0 at the end), matches the design of similar bills originally printed in that same series year (which, because it is a 1, must be 2018 but was actually printed in 2021 (the numeral 3 means that this bill was printed in 2018+3=2021, and that this note’s appearance is essentially the same as the 2018 note) and is the “AZ” series bill printed that year (meaning that there must have been at least 26 other series bills also printed that year for that series year, though this field does not tell the user additional information nor if more than 52 such series notes were eventually printed for that series year and print year).		Another example: A note whose code reveals its serial number to be 12237770-1-3-AZ indicates that this note, number 12237770 (no other notes from this serial year or printing year bear this same serial number because there is no letter following the 0 at the end), matches the design of similar bills originally printed in that same series year (which, because it is a 1, must be 2018 but was actually printed in 2021 (the numeral 3 means that this bill was printed in 2018+3=2021, and that this note’s appearance is essentially the same as the 2018 note) and is the “AZ” series bill printed that year (meaning that there must have been at least 26 other series bills also printed that year for that series year, though this field does not tell the user additional information nor if more than 52 such series notes were eventually printed for that series year and print year).

	Third example: A note with the QR code indicating 00030020A-2-4-WEX. This indicates that the note holds the serial number 00030030 and was the second note to bear that serial number for series year (because the first note with that number did not have the letter A at the end) and was printed in the style of the 2018 note plus... ...Two years, =2020, meaning this note was the for the issue year was 2020, and was... ...the 4th design for that bill that year of issue, and... ...belongs to the WEX series of bills issued that year and in the format of 2018 (?) Note (?)		Third example: A note with the code indicating 00030020A-2-4-WEX. This indicates that the note holds the serial number 00030030 and was the second note to bear that serial number for series year (because the first note with that number did not have the letter A at the end) and was printed in the style of the 2018 note plus... ...Two years, =2020, meaning this note was the for the issue year was 2020, and was... ...the 4th design for that bill that year of issue, and... ...belongs to the WEX series of bills issued that year and in the format of 2018 (?) Note (?)

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	~~Sandbox text for Government~~ of Westarctica		In the bottom center of the bill appear the words “Encoded serial” accompanied by a scanable QR code graphic. This QR code corresponds to the bills unique identifier, which is composed of 3 elements which are separated by hyphens. If scanned, the code will allow the user to access the bill’s alphanumeric serial code along with any other relvant information about the bill. This code will appear in the following format: The first set of alphanumeric codes correspond to that bill’s unique serial number within its series year and issue year, and is separated from the next two elements by a hyphen (-). It always begins with eight digits, and may or may not be followed by a letter. If all series numbers within a given year are eventually used, then this set of numbers will be immediately followed by a letter indicating the note belongs to the next set of series numbers— that is, all bills numbered 00000001 through 99999999 belonging to the first series of bills printed will have no following letter; if the Bank of Westarctica eventually issues more than 99,999,999 20-ice mark bills within a given series year (see below) and series code (also see below), then the first bill issued after the 99,999,999th bill will begin with the code 00000001A, followed by a hyphen and then the remaining two blocks of codes.

	~~The '''Government of Westarctica''', formally referred~~ to ~~as '''His Majesty's Government''', is~~ the ~~central government of Westarctica as well as its colonies~~, ~~dependencies, and territories. Although similar~~ in ~~some respects to a parliamentary government,~~ the ~~government of Westarctica does not~~ have ~~an equivalent of~~ a ~~legislative parliament and does not include elected representatives~~; ~~nor does it include~~ a ~~judicial branch~~.~~<ref>The functions of both of these are retained by the Grand Duke~~, ~~who produces legislature by ''fiat'' and provides summary judgement in all domestic legal cases presented~~ to ~~him~~.~~</ref>~~ All ~~positions~~ within the ~~government are received by appointment and may be rescinded at the pleasure~~ of ~~the Grand Duke~~, ~~the sole and independent head~~ of ~~the government~~. ~~The government~~ is ~~separate from the Westarctican [[Order~~ of ~~Precedence in Westarctica\|Order of Precedence]]~~, ~~which characterizes the relations between Westarctica's nobility~~.		Following the first block number is a digit corresponding to the serial year that the bill was issued— for example, a bill issued in 2018 (the first series year for the 20 ice mark bill) will have a number 1; if a new series is created in any subsequent year (which could be 2019, 2020, 2030, or any year number), that year will be coded with the next higher number in the sequence (i.e., “2"). There is no upper limit to this number. All bills within a serial year will have the same basic format as other bills of that serial year, regardless of when that note was actually printed. If there is a major revision of a bill at a later date, this will invoke a new serial year code. The serial year code will always be followed by a hyphen.

	~~==Divisions~~ and ~~relations==~~		Following the serial year and the issue year is a final letter block indicating the note’s series code for that serial year and issue year. This letter (or, potentially, letters, typically A-Z) corresponds to a minor variation for that note within its serial and issue year, and may be arbitrarily and non-sequentially chosen within the 26-letter Roman alphabet. All notes that follow the format and appearance of the original issue year and printing year will have the same letter code(s) in this field; if the Bank of Westarctica decides to issue a different kind of note during that same series year and printing year, then that note will bear a different letter(s) here. Only if more than 26 such series letters become necessary for a given series year and issue year will the field contain two letters (e.g., “FR” or “AG” or any other two-letter code). There is no upper limit to the length of the series code which a note may bear, so long as each series note is identical in appearance (other than its serial number) to other notes in the same series and can be clearly differentiated from other notes in different series’. The series code does not indicate the note’s series year or printing year, though certain series years and printing years will only bear certain series codes (which means a series and printing year may sometimes be deduced backwards from an apparent series code). All bills must have a series code, even if the appearance of that note never varies (in which case, all such notes issued that year and based on the same original year of would have a series code of “A” or “J” or some other lettter).
	~~===The Grand Duke===~~
	~~The [[Grand Duke]]~~ is ~~recognized as~~ the ~~sole head~~ and ~~leader~~ of the ~~national government. He has~~ the ~~right~~ to ~~create all governmental positions~~ and ~~to appoint persons to fill those positions~~. In the ~~event that~~ any ~~particular position~~ is ~~not filled~~, ~~all rights and responsibilities of that position revert~~ to the ~~Grand Duke~~. ~~Appointments made by~~ the ~~Grand Duke are considered indefinite~~, though the ~~Grand Duke may rescind any appointment at any time~~ and ~~without cause~~.

	~~===Foreign Offices===~~		Examples: A bill whose QR code reveals its serial number to be 34992322C-4-1-E indicates that this is note number 34992322, which, by virtue of the letter “C”, means the third time this particular number has been issued within... ...Some serial year, here indicated by the number 4— let us say that the Bank of Westarctica decided to issue newly designed 20-ice-mark notes in 2018, 2020, 2023, 2030. Then the 20-ice mark note which was largely redesigned in 2030 would be coded with the number 4, followed by... ...A year of actual printing— here, a numeral 1 means that this note was actually printed in the same year as its series year, 2030, followed by... ...Its series letter, in this case “E”, which only means that this note is somehow different from any other bill bearing the letter “A” or “H” or any other code in this field.
	~~Westarctica currently has four government positions~~ which ~~provide governance to~~ the ~~nation's foreign territories and possessions~~. ~~These include~~ the ~~[[Governor~~ of the ~~Balleny Islands]]~~, ~~the [[Viceroy~~ of ~~Peter I Island]]~~, ~~and~~ the ~~[[Governor of Calsahara\|Governor]] and [[Viceroy of Calsahara]]~~. ~~All of these appointments report directly to~~ the ~~Grand Duke~~.

	~~===The Prime Minister===~~
	Although Westarctica does not currently have a [[Prime Minister of Westarctica\|Prime Minister]], the appointment would theoretically include the management of the nation's various ministries, as outlined below. The Prime Minister would report directly to the Grand Duke.

	~~====Ministry of Defense====~~		Another example: A note whose QR code reveals its serial number to be 12237770-1-3-AZ indicates that this note, number 12237770 (no other notes from this serial year or printing year bear this same serial number because there is no letter following the 0 at the end), matches the design of similar bills originally printed in that same series year (which, because it is a 1, must be 2018 but was actually printed in 2021 (the numeral 3 means that this bill was printed in 2018+3=2021, and that this note’s appearance is essentially the same as the 2018 note) and is the “AZ” series bill printed that year (meaning that there must have been at least 26 other series bills also printed that year for that series year, though this field does not tell the user additional information nor if more than 52 such series notes were eventually printed for that series year and print year).
	~~The [[Ministry of Defense]] handles Westarctica's military needs. The [[Captain of~~ the ~~Guards]] and~~ the ~~[[Royal Guards]] are considered part~~ of this ~~ministry~~, ~~although~~ the ~~Guards~~ also ~~function as an independent force which can be summoned directly by~~ the ~~Grand Duke~~.

	~~===Ministry~~ of ~~Immigration===~~		Third example: A note with the QR code indicating 00030020A-2-4-WEX. This indicates that the note holds the serial number 00030030 and was the second note to bear that serial number for series year (because the first note with that number did not have the letter A at the end) and was printed in the style of the 2018 note plus... ...Two years, =2020, meaning this note was the for the issue year was 2020, and was... ...the 4th design for that bill that year of issue, and... ...belongs to the WEX series of bills issued that year and in the format of 2018 (?) Note (?)
	~~The [[Ministry of Immigration]] handles~~ the ~~influx of Westarctican immigrants~~, ~~including verifying applications and issuing citizen documents.~~

	~~===Ministry of Communications~~===
	~~The [[Ministry of Communications]]~~, ~~currently under~~ the ~~auspices of~~ the ~~Director of Communications~~, ~~is responsible~~ for ~~the promotion~~ of ~~Westarctica via various social media~~.

	~~===Ministry~~ of ~~Technology===~~
	~~The [[Ministry~~ of ~~Technology]] oversees the Westarctica website.~~

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	The '''Government of Westarctica''', formally referred to as '''His Majesty's Government''', is the central government of Westarctica ~~and~~ its colonies, dependencies, and territories. Although similar in some respects to a parliamentary government, the government of Westarctica does not have an equivalent of a legislative parliament and does not include elected representatives; nor does it include a judicial branch ~~(the~~ functions of both of these are retained by the Grand Duke, who produces legislature by ''fiat'' and provides summary judgement in all domestic legal cases presented to him). All positions within the government are received by appointment and may be rescinded at the pleasure of the Grand Duke, the sole and independent head of the government. The government is separate from the Westarctican [[Order of Precedence in Westarctica\|Order of Precedence]], which characterizes the relations between Westarctica's nobility.		The '''Government of Westarctica''', formally referred to as '''His Majesty's Government''', is the central government of Westarctica as well as its colonies, dependencies, and territories. Although similar in some respects to a parliamentary government, the government of Westarctica does not have an equivalent of a legislative parliament and does not include elected representatives; nor does it include a judicial branch.<ref>The functions of both of these are retained by the Grand Duke, who produces legislature by ''fiat'' and provides summary judgement in all domestic legal cases presented to him.</ref> All positions within the government are received by appointment and may be rescinded at the pleasure of the Grand Duke, the sole and independent head of the government. The government is separate from the Westarctican [[Order of Precedence in Westarctica\|Order of Precedence]], which characterizes the relations between Westarctica's nobility.

	==Divisions and relations==		==Divisions and relations==
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	===Ministry of Immigration===		===Ministry of Immigration===
	~~This ministry~~ handles the influx of Westarctican immigrants, including verifying applications and issuing citizen documents.		The [[Ministry of Immigration]] handles the influx of Westarctican immigrants, including verifying applications and issuing citizen documents.

	===Ministry of		===Ministry of Communications===
			The [[Ministry of Communications]], currently under the auspices of the Director of Communications, is responsible for the promotion of Westarctica via various social media.

			===Ministry of Technology===
			The [[Ministry of Technology]] oversees the Westarctica website.

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	The '''Government of Westarctica''', formally referred to as '''His Majesty's Government''', is the central government of Westarctica and its colonies, dependencies, and territories. Although similar in some respects to a parliamentary government, the government of Westarctica does not have an equivalent of a ~~"lower house"~~ and does not include elected representatives. All positions within the government are received by appointment and may be rescinded at the pleasure of the Grand Duke, the sole and independent head of the government. It is separate from the Westarctican [[Order of Precedence in Westarctica\|Order of Precedence]], which characterizes the relations between Westarctica's nobility.		The '''Government of Westarctica''', formally referred to as '''His Majesty's Government''', is the central government of Westarctica and its colonies, dependencies, and territories. Although similar in some respects to a parliamentary government, the government of Westarctica does not have an equivalent of a legislative parliament and does not include elected representatives; nor does it include a judicial branch (the functions of both of these are retained by the Grand Duke, who produces legislature by ''fiat'' and provides summary judgement in all domestic legal cases presented to him). All positions within the government are received by appointment and may be rescinded at the pleasure of the Grand Duke, the sole and independent head of the government. The government is separate from the Westarctican [[Order of Precedence in Westarctica\|Order of Precedence]], which characterizes the relations between Westarctica's nobility.

	==Divisions and relations==		==Divisions and relations==
	===The Grand Duke===		===The Grand Duke===
	The [[Grand Duke]] is recognized as the sole head and leader of the national government.		The [[Grand Duke]] is recognized as the sole head and leader of the national government. He has the right to create all governmental positions and to appoint persons to fill those positions. In the event that any particular position is not filled, all rights and responsibilities of that position revert to the Grand Duke. Appointments made by the Grand Duke are considered indefinite, though the Grand Duke may rescind any appointment at any time and without cause.

			===Foreign Offices===
			Westarctica currently has four government positions which provide governance to the nation's foreign territories and possessions. These include the [[Governor of the Balleny Islands]], the [[Viceroy of Peter I Island]], and the [[Governor of Calsahara\|Governor]] and [[Viceroy of Calsahara]]. All of these appointments report directly to the Grand Duke.

			===The Prime Minister===
			Although Westarctica does not currently have a [[Prime Minister of Westarctica\|Prime Minister]], the appointment would theoretically include the management of the nation's various ministries, as outlined below. The Prime Minister would report directly to the Grand Duke.

			====Ministry of Defense====
			The [[Ministry of Defense]] handles Westarctica's military needs. The [[Captain of the Guards]] and the [[Royal Guards]] are considered part of this ministry, although the Guards also function as an independent force which can be summoned directly by the Grand Duke.

			===Ministry of Immigration===
			This ministry handles the influx of Westarctican immigrants, including verifying applications and issuing citizen documents.

			===Ministry of

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	~~It was decided on August 8~~, ~~2018 by decree~~ of ~~His Royal Highness~~ and ~~following~~ a ~~discussion by members~~ of the ~~Royal Council to name~~ the ~~paper currency~~ of ~~Westarctica “ice marks”~~, and ~~all subsequent issue~~ of Westarctican ~~paper currency shall be understood to be~~ in ~~denominations~~ of ~~ice marks regardless of whether or not said currency actually bears~~ the ~~English words “ice marks” or any variation of this term or any equivalent or similar term appearing in any language~~.		The '''Government of Westarctica''', formally referred to as '''His Majesty's Government''', is the central government of Westarctica and its colonies, dependencies, and territories. Although similar in some respects to a parliamentary government, the government of Westarctica does not have an equivalent of a "lower house" and does not include elected representatives. All positions within the government are received by appointment and may be rescinded at the pleasure of the Grand Duke, the sole and independent head of the government. It is separate from the Westarctican [[Order of Precedence in Westarctica\|Order of Precedence]], which characterizes the relations between Westarctica's nobility.

	~~The ice mark is established as a whole-number decimal unit of currency. According to this system, there are no units of currency less than one ice mark as well as no fractional units of ice mark.~~		==Divisions and relations==
			===The Grand Duke===
	==~~Bank note disclaimer==~~		The [[Grand Duke]] is recognized as the sole head and leader of the national government.
	~~===Relation to the Westarctican dollar===~~
	~~Westarctica’s paper currency is entirely separate~~ and independent from and has no correspondence to Westarctica’s system and concept of cryptocurrency, [[WestarcticaCoin]], or to the Westarctica dollar coins. These forms of currency are not interchangeable or exchangeable, and other than being under the control of the government of Westarctica bear no formal relation to each other.

	~~===Backing=~~==
	As of 2018 and unless or until indicated otherwise, Westarctican paper banknotes have no backing in specie and may not be redeemed within Westarctica or elsewhere for any form of bullion. Neither are these notes tied to any existing exchange rate with regard to other forms of currency, whether micronational or other, anywhere in the world. However, they are available as items of curiosity; other entities may offer exchange rates for these notes at whatever rate they deem appropriate, if any. With regard to the current (2018) issue of banknotes and until/ unless other subsequent notification is given, Westarctica takes no interest in such matters.

	Also note that the bearer of any Westarctican banknote of the extant series of such banknotes may not demand redemption of these notes for any amount of currency issued by any micronational nor non-micronational government entity. Unless indicated otherwise, banknotes issued by the Bank of Westarctica do not have any exchange value with regard to any published exchange rate of any world currency, past, present, or future, and the holders of said banknotes shall not expect said currency to be recognized as holding intrinsic comparable value in the currency of any nation.

	==~~Terms~~==

	~~On its obverse side Westarctican paper currency bears a QR code. This code corresponds to the note's serial information, which will be unique to that note.~~ The serial information of each note includes more than a unique number, it also contains information about the issue of the note. The components of this information include the following parts, each separated from the others by a hyphen in a single line:

	*“Denomination code” - this [usually four digit] number code corresponds to the denomination of the banknote on which it appears, with placeholder zeros for any note whose value us under 1000, aligned to the right. The code for a 20 ice mark note, for example, is 0020; a 100 ice mark note would be 0100; a 5,000 ice mark note would have the number 5000. Any banknote issued with a denomination above 9,999 ice marks would simply have more digits in it, with no upper limit to the possible value of this code.

	*“Serial style” - this number corresponds to the overall visual appearance at the time of creation of a give banknote of a given denomination, regardless of year it was actually printed, and is coded by a sequential number beginning with 1, indicating the first overall style of printing for that denomination: all notes whose designs are essentially the same as the ''original'' note for that denomination, for example, will bear the number 1. In a second style is printed 10 years in the future, it will be coded with the number 2. If a third style is printed that same year, it will have the number 3. This number has no upper limit, and is always sequential. All 20 ice mark notes currently in existence have a number 1. If a different style is eventually produced, this has a number 2, but if the original style of note is for some reason subsequent to this, the serial style will revert back to 1 again. If a new style of note is issued subsequent to ''this'', that note will bear the number 3 (indicating that it is the third style of note for the 20 ice mark denomination).

	*“Printing/ Issue year” - this number is equal to numerical difference between the year that a note of a certain denomination was printed and the year that this denomination of note was first ever printed. All notes issued/ printed in the same year that the note's denomination came out will have a value of zero in this position. The year that any note was actually printed can always be established by determining the first year that any note of that denomnination was issued and adding the value of this piece of serial information to that year. This number takes no account of the serial style value, which is independent of it. A 20 ice mark note printed in 2020 will have a value of 2 (the first year of printing of any note of this denonination having been 2018).

	*“Serial number” - this six-digit number is unique to each banknote for a given denonination, serial style, and printing/ issue year. Should all six digits be used up or otherwise become designated as unavailable, a suffix letter may be added to this number to indicate an additional banknote with that same six digit numerical code (and of the same denomination, and the same style, and with the same year of issue) has also been printed and to differentiate it from that note. The following letters are never used in any part of the serial information of any Westarctican banknote because of their superficial resemblance to Arabic numerals: the letters '''O''', '''I''', '''S''', '''B''', and '''Z'''.

	*“Series code/ letter” - this is an arbitrary single-character alphabetic code to indicate a minor variation in note format for a given denomination with a given overall style and with the same printing year. It is unrelated by the bill’s serial number, though some serial codes may only correspond historically to certain serial numbers. All banknotes will bear a series code, even if the serial year and printing year had no minor variations.

	~~==Features of the 20 Ice Mark note==~~
	~~The Central Bank of Wesarctica, embodied in His Royal Highness the~~ Grand Duke, is the sole producer of legal tender Westarctica currency in banknote or specie. The 20 “ice mark” note (the currency symbol for which is the U+2745 tight trifoliate snowflake in the Dingbats Unicode block which somewhat resembles a 6-fold symmetrical snowflake) began printing in 2018. It is the first official bill printed by the monarchy since the nation’s inception. Like all banknotes, the Westarctican 20 ice mark banknote has an obverse and a reverse. This document describes the various decorative and security features of both sides of the 2018 printing.

	~~===Obverse~~===
	The ~~obverse of the 2018 20 ice mark banknote features a portrait of the reigning Grand Duke,~~ [[Grand Duke ~~Travis]~~]~~. This image appears on the note’s left side and has been rendered in an engraved format.~~

	~~To the portrait’s direct right are a series of orange [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EURion_constellation EUR+ion~~] ~~constellations intended as an anti-counterfeit measure.~~

	~~Across the top appear the words “Twenty Westarctican Ice Marks”, the denomination of the note written in English.~~

	~~To the left of this~~ is ~~a guilloche symbol situated behind the numbers "2" and "0" along with the unicode symbol for the ice mark (~~as ~~outlined above). The guilloche medallion appears behind~~ the ~~Grand Duke's~~ head~~, while the numbers "2"~~ and ~~"0" are placed before his head.~~

	~~Along the left side~~ of the ~~note is a dark strip announcing that the note has been issued by the “Central Bank of Westarctica”.~~

	~~In the bottom center of the note, below the written statement indicating the denomination of the note, appear the words, “This note is legal tender for all debts within Westarctica”.~~

	In the bottom center of the bill appears a scanable [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code QR code] graphic. This QR code corresponds to the bills unique serial information, <-- which is composed of 3 elements which are separated by hyphens.--> If scanned, the code will allow the user to access the bill’s alphanumeric serial code along with any other relvant information about the bill. This code will appear in the following format:


	~~Signature of the Grand Duke~~
	~~Each bill contains an officially recognized copy of the signature of the Grand Duke.~~

	~~Lesser coat of arms~~
	~~The lesser coat of arms appears on each note, in an engraved format~~.

	~~Lower right 20~~
	~~The number “20" on the lower right of the bill has a background in guilloche patterns~~