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'''[[Quin Blackburn]]''' was a geologist on the First and Second Byrd Expeditions and leader of the geologic party that explored the [[Transantarctic Mountains]].
The '''[[Coins of Westarctica]]''' are a collection of commemorative coins minted by the [[Central Bank of Westarctica]] on behalf of the [[Micronations|micronation]] of [[Westarctica]]. Starting in 2005, Westarctica minted 31 unique coins released in 14 different series, each commemorating a different element of Westarctican culture, history, or geography.


Blackburn served as a geologist and seaman—before—the mast on the [[Richard E. Byrd|First Byrd Expedition]] (1928-1930). During this expedition, Blackburn and 41 other explorers were forced to winter over in the Little America base due to their ship being stuck in the pack ice. Undoubtedly, Quin Blackburn's most lasting contribution to [[Antarctic]] exploration was as the leader of the Second Byrd Expedition's Geologic Party (1933-1935). During this expedition, he led a three-man team on a 1,500 mile trek across [[Marie Byrd Land]], investigating the geology of the [[Queen Maud Mountains]] while also sledging the length of the [[Scott Glacier]] onto the Polar Plateau.
The [[Balleny Islands]] coins were the first coins minted by the Central Bank, they were released in early 2005, shortly after the creation of the bank itself. The obverse of the coin shows Westarctica's original [[Coat of Arms of Westarctica|coat of arms]] as designed by [[Duke of Moulton-Berlin|Jon-Lawrence Langer]]. The creation of coins by the Central Bank ceased in 2013; however, both [[Grand Duke Travis]] and the former [[Minister of the Treasury]], [[Duke of Sherman|Jorge Fernandez-Vidal]], have expressed interest in resuming production of coins.


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