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THE DESIGN
OF DREAM-DOLLARS
To remain faithful
to the story of Nadiria, Lost Colony of the Antarctic, Dream-Dollars
are based
as closely as possible on the actual Dream-Dollars used by the colonists
of Nadiria over one hundred years ago. According to legend, they
were created
by Constance Brundt and engraved by several talented artisans in
the Colony.
In the year
1872, Antarctica Dollars were issued
as official currency in Nadiria. There were several printers established
in Nadiria at that time, and
they each printed at least one denomination. Since
printing presses and all printing supplies also had
to be shipped to Nadiria, some economy had to be employed. That
is why all Dream-Dollars were primarily printed with black ink,
which was made locally in Constonia, the sister colony in Argentina.
Other ink colors were used for Serial Numbers
and Mint Marks, and they were whatever could
be gotten in the surrounding cities in Argentina
and Brazil. As with the paper, different ink colors were difficult
to come by and whatever was at
hand was used.
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EACH
NOTE IS UNIQUE
Dream-Dollars
are limited-edition moneyart notes.
At irregual intervals, new Series of Dream-Dollars
are issued in each denomination. Each Series is designated by a
letter, from A to Z,
and is
numbered in sheets from 001 to 999. The Series letter
is the first digit in the note's serial number, and the Mint letter
is the last digit: W for Winter,
V for Spring, S for
Summer, and A for Autumn.
Both the serial number and the Mint Marks are hand-stamped by the
artist. Each of these
thousand sheets in a Series contains a complete
set of four notes, bearing the four different Mint Mark designs.
THE
MINTS
ANTARCTICA
Dream-Dollars are issued in four Mints. Each of the four Mints,
Winter, Spring,
Summer, and Autumn,
feature a different variation of the note's design, both on the
front and on the back. They also have their own unique Mint Mark,
which is individually hand-stamped on each note. The color of the
Mint Mark is different for
each new Series.
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