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Terre Adelie
This page was made possible by the combined
effort of diverse members of the
USNS
Unrecognised
States Numismatic Society
This webpage is sponsored by
Mr. Fred
Zinkann esq.
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2005
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USNS-ADL-C 001A
Year: 2005
Metal: Nickel
Condition: Proof essai
Designer: Fred Zinkann
Mint: Pressed Metal Products
Mintage: 52 pcs.
Weight: 5.3 grams
Diameter: 25 mm.
Denomination: 25 francs
Edge type: unreeded
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USNS-ADL-C 001B
Year: 2005
Metal: Silver
Condition: Proof essai
Designer: Fred Zinkann
Mint: Pressed Metal Products
Mintage: 45 pcs.
Weight: 6.1 grams
Diameter: 25 mm.
Denomination: 25 francs
Edge type: unreeded
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USNS-ADL-C 001C
Year: 2005
Metal: Titanium
Condition: Proof essai
Designer: Fred Zinkann
Mint: Pressed Metal Products
Mintage: 9 pcs.
Weight: 2.6 grams
Diameter: 25 mm.
Denomination: 25 francs
Edge type: unreeded
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USNS-ADL-C 001D
Year: 2005
Metal: Copper
Condition: Proof essai
Designer: Fred Zinkann
Mint: Pressed Metal Products
Mintage: 2 pcs.
Weight: 5.5 grams
Diameter: 25 mm.
Denomination: 25 francs
Edge type: unreeded
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USNS-ADL-C 001E
Year: 2005
Metal: Molybdenum
Condition: Proof essai
Designer: Fred Zinkann
Mint: Pressed Metal Products
Mintage: 1 pc / unique.
Weight: 5.2 grams
Diameter: 25 mm.
Denomination: 25 francs
Edge type: unreeded
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USNS-ADL-C 001F
Year: 2005
Metal: Iridium
Condition: Proof essai
Designer: Fred Zinkann
Mint: Pressed Metal Products
Mintage: 4 pcs.
Weight: 13.6 grams
Diameter: 25 mm.
Denomination: 25 francs
Edge type: unreeded
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Terre Adélie of the
French Southern and Antarctic Territories — Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises (TAAF), which also includes Kerguelen Islands, the Crozet Archipelago, and the tiny islands of Amsterdam/St-Paul.
The coins of Adélie
are private pattern fantasy issues minted by mr.
Fred Zinkann, who has pioneered the striking of coins in many
non-conventional metals. While mr. Zinkann had
plans to mint many more varieties of this coin in diverse rare metals
(amongst others rhenium), the dies broke during the minting of the fourth
iridium coin, putting the minting to a halt. Mr. Zinkann sells the coins via eBay, using the
nom-de-plume “equillink”.
© 2007 Tædivm
/ C.D. Shiboleth. Coin information and scans courtesy of F. Zinkann and C.D.
Shiboleth. Layout thanks to G. Cruickshank / USNS.
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