posted 01-18-2015 08:16 AM               

I'm a little confused by this article that discusses a fantasy monarchy.

posted 01-18-2015 08:43 AM               

As such, it's not legal tender. It isn't tender of any type — it is artwork in the shape of a banknote.

Here's a description by the Unrecognised States Numismatic Society, which describes itself as a "group catering to numismatists whose collecting interests largely focus on... groups purporting, pretending or appearing to be sovereign states, but which are not recognized as such by established governments."

The Kingdom of Kamberra is an invention of Luxembourg artist Franck Medina (King Franck I), as a focus for the creation of his artistamp and banknote designs.

It is purportedly a small Pacific island nation, founded on 24 August, 1988. Home to a population of 23,800 who speak Spanish and Kamberri, it is described as a place of "peace, well-being, tolerance and sharing."

Mr. Medina's website states that the name "Kamberra" is derived from the Kamberri word "kamba'area," meaning "meeting place." The similarity with the name of Australia's capital city, Canberra (named for a Ngunawal Aboriginal word also meaning "meeting place") is probably deliberate.