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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 579431, member: 9270&quot;]No one &quot;owns&quot; Antarctica.</p><p>There are a lot of territorial claims but they were set aside by the Antarctic Treaty back in 1958(?) during IGY.</p><p>Therefore there are no Antarctica coins <i>per se</i> (although the BAT coins from the Pobjoy Mint seems to be changing that. But I&#039;m betting that they and all the others are really special issues or commemoratives).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Although the US can use American coins and currency at McMurdo, the remote stations like the Pole Station just keeps a tab that is charged to some account periodically.</p><p>At least that&#039;s that way it worked when I was there.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also check out the currency &quot;issued&quot; for Antarctica.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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