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The '''[[20 ice mark note]]''' is the first denomination of [[ice mark|ice marks]] to be issued by the [[Central Bank of Westarctica]]. As such, it is the first legal tender paper currency ever created by [[Westarctica]]. The initial release of the banknotes occurred on 27 February 2019.
The title '''[[Grand Duke of Westarctica]]''' was created by Travis McHenry in June 2004 as part of the transition of the [[Achaean Territory of Antarctica|Achaean Territory]] from a [[Micronations|new country project]] to a [[sovereignty|sovereign]] nation. The legal basis for the creation of the title is found in the [[Grand Ducal Mandate]], as well as the [[Achaean Royal Charter]].


The obverse (i.e., front face) of the note has an engraved rendering of Grand Duke Travis on its left side. Above/ Superior to this appears the symbol for "ice mark" (the snowflake) followed by the horizontal unrotated number "20", both superficial to an ovoid guilloche pattern which itself appears deep to the portrait of the Grand Duke.  Inferior to/ Beneath the face of the Grand Duke appear his signature and the signature of the Commissioner of the Treasury, both unrotated and horizontal. The issuing bank, the Central Bank of Westarctica, appears in horizontal text rotated 90° counterclockwise just to the left of these.


<p><small>Author: [[Count of Dendtler]]</small></p>
<p><small>Photographer: Gabriela Alvarez</small></p>
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Latest revision as of 17:42, 29 November 2025

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The title Grand Duke of Westarctica was created by Travis McHenry in June 2004 as part of the transition of the Achaean Territory from a new country project to a sovereign nation. The legal basis for the creation of the title is found in the Grand Ducal Mandate, as well as the Achaean Royal Charter.


Photographer: Gabriela Alvarez

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