Antarctican dollar

A10 (2001)
ISO 4217 Code	AQD (unofficial)
User(s)	Antarctica
Symbol	A
Coins	None
Banknotes	A1, A2, A5, A10, A20, A50, A100
Monetary authority	Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office
Website	www.bankofantarctica.com
Printer	British American Banknote Company

The Antarctican dollar (AQD) is a currency unofficially declared for the continent of Antarctica. Illustrations of the currency can be viewed at the site of the Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office. Its official website appears to be using "A" as the currency symbol. One Antarctican dollar is equivalent to one United States dollar. Although not the official currency of the continent, the currency may be used if both parties agree. [1]. Monetary authority is a generic term in finance and economics for the entity which controls the money supply of a given currency, and has the right to set interest rates, and other parameters which control the cost and availability of money. ... Look up Printer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about general United States currency. ...

The presumed currency code is based on AQ, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Antarctica. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes are two-letter country codes; they form the best known part of the standard ISO 3166-1 and (with a few changes) are used for Internet domain names. ...

Banknote series

1996 series

Binomial name Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) The Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) is, together with the Emperor Penguin, one of the only two types of penguin living on the Antarctic mainland. ... Map of Graham Land, showing Paulet Island(10) Paulet Island is a circular island about 1 mile in diameter, lying 3 miles southeast of Dundee Island, off the northeastern end of the Antarctic Peninsula. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Binomial name Lobodon carcinophagus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842 The Crabeater Seal, Lobodon carcinophagus, is one of the most remarkable, though least known, of the mammals of the world. ... Genera Diomedea Thalassarche Phoebastria Phoebetria Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds allied to the procellarids, storm-petrels and diving-petrels in the order Procellariiformes (the tubenoses). ... Binomial name Orcinus orca Linnaeus, 1758 Orca range (in blue) The Orca or Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) is not a whale, but the largest species of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). ... Robert Falcon Scott Robert Falcon Scott (6 June 1868 – 29 March 1912) was a Royal Naval officer and Antarctic explorer. ... Roald Amundsen Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (July 16, 1872–June 18?, 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. ... The national flag The state flag The flag of Norway is red with a blue Scandinavian cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark. ... The South Pole is the southernmost point on the Earth. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... A scene at McMurdo Station McMurdo Station, located at 77°51′S 166°40′E, sits on the southern tip of Ross Island in Antarctica, on the shore of McMurdo Sound, 2,200 miles (3,500 km) due south of New Zealand. ... The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate the international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earths only uninhabited continent. ... Global monthly average total ozone amount The term Ozone depletion is used to describe two distinct, but related, observations: a slow, steady decline, of about 3% per decade, in the total amount of ozone in the earths stratosphere during the past twenty years, and a much larger, but seasonal... For other uses, see Ozone (disambiguation). ... Dobson units (DU) are the standard way to express ozone amounts in the atmosphere. ...

1999/2001 series

1999/2001 Series
Image		Value	Dimensions	Obverse	Reverse	Printed Date	Issued Date	Expiry Date	Note
[2]	[3]	A1	160 x 80 mm	Penguins on Peterman Island	Diving Adelie Penguins on Paulet Island	April 22, 1999 (Earth Day)		December 31st, 2008	Like 1996 series A1
[4]	[5]	A2		Penguins on rocks	Anniversary of tragic Air New Zealand crash with no survivors, flag of Antarctica as adopted by AOEO	November 28, 1999
[6]	[7]	A5		Roald Amundsen, flag of Norway in the background	Albatross	January 1, 2001	January 2, 2001	2010	Obverse like 1996 series A20
		A10		Robert Falcon Scott	Map of Antarctica				Like 1996 series A10
[8]	[9]	A20		Crabeater Seal on floe	Great Auk				Obverse like 1996 series A5
[10]	[11]	A50		McMurdo Station	Antarctic Treaty System				Like 1996 series A50
[12]	[13]	A100		Ozone hole detection	Ozone measured in Dobson unit, weather satellite				Like 1996 series A100
These images are to scale at 0.7 pixels per millimeter, a standard for world banknotes.

Binomial name Pygoscelis adeliae (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) The Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) is, together with the Emperor Penguin, one of the only two types of penguin living on the Antarctic mainland. ... Map of Graham Land, showing Paulet Island(10) Paulet Island is a circular island about 1 mile in diameter, lying 3 miles southeast of Dundee Island, off the northeastern end of the Antarctic Peninsula. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Earth Day Flag. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Roald Amundsen Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (July 16, 1872–June 18?, 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. ... The national flag The state flag The flag of Norway is red with a blue Scandinavian cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark. ... Genera Diomedea Thalassarche Phoebastria Phoebetria Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds allied to the procellarids, storm-petrels and diving-petrels in the order Procellariiformes (the tubenoses). ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Robert Falcon Scott Robert Falcon Scott (6 June 1868 – 29 March 1912) was a Royal Naval officer and Antarctic explorer. ... Binomial name Lobodon carcinophagus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842 The Crabeater Seal, Lobodon carcinophagus, is one of the most remarkable, though least known, of the mammals of the world. ... Binomial name Pinguinus impennis (Linnaeus, 1758) At 75 centimetres or 30 inches, the flightless Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) was the largest of the auks. ... A scene at McMurdo Station McMurdo Station, located at 77°51′S 166°40′E, sits on the southern tip of Ross Island in Antarctica, on the shore of McMurdo Sound, 2,200 miles (3,500 km) due south of New Zealand. ... The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate the international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earths only uninhabited continent. ... Global monthly average total ozone amount The term Ozone depletion is used to describe two distinct, but related, observations: a slow, steady decline, of about 3% per decade, in the total amount of ozone in the earths stratosphere during the past twenty years, and a much larger, but seasonal... For other uses, see Ozone (disambiguation). ... Dobson units (DU) are the standard way to express ozone amounts in the atmosphere. ...

External links

• Antarctica Overseas Exchange Office
• Your Guide to Antarctica Collector Sets of Banknotes, Washington Square Coin Exchange