The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 12, March 21, 2005, Article 15

UNRECOGNISED STATES NUMISMATIC SOCIETY

Until receiving the previous note from Stephen Vogelsang
I was unaware of the existence of the Unrecognised States
Numismatic Society. From the group's web site:

"Specialising in the study of coins, medallic pieces, banknotes
and related numismatic, pseudonumismatic and exonumismatic
material issued by unrecognised states, alternative governments,
rebel and secessionist groups, political associations, alternative
currency promoters, chivalric orders, new country projects,
micronations and related entities, commercial organisations,
artists, writers, film makers, royal pretenders and exiles,
fantasists and utopian visionaries."

The annual membership fee is US $15. The web site is
limited, but does list some articles of interest as well as
listing "unrecognised entities that are known or reputed to
have minted coins or printed banknotes," including the
Republic of San Seriffe, the Nation of Celestial Space
(Celestia), the Conch Republic, the Principalities of
Freedonia and Hutt River Province. One that I would
add to the list is Nicholas Veeder's Eutopia Dollar.

Mark Van Winkle, writing about the 1952 ANA Sale
for the Heritage Insider magazine, stated: "my favorite coin
from the auction (although it only realized $29) is the 1886
Co-Metallic Dollar of Eutopia. With its twelve signs of the
zodiac, this part silver, part gold pattern was designed and
struck by Nicholas Veeder of Pittsburgh. Called "a version
of the Goloid dream" by a contemporary, only four pieces
were believed known of this unofficial pattern."

Another coin to add (under the "Rebel governments"
category) is the 1990 gold token issued by the Tamil Rebels
in Sri Lanka (formal name: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE). See the following pages on Kavan Ratnatunga's
web site: arras.html
http://lakdiva.org/coins/ltte/jaffna.html

If any E-Sylum readers would like to provide more
information on the Eutopia dollars or any other such fantasy
coins, I'll pass it on to the USNS. See their web site at:
http:/www.usns.info.

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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