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While the Freedonia project was active, it minted its own currency.<ref name="Blumberg"/> It had a number of 50 [[Freedonian dollar]] 1 oz silver coins minted.<ref name="coinlinks">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/erik_mccrea/linksF.html |title=Links To Micro-National and Fantasy Coins: Listings F|accessdate=2 January 2006|website=Yahoo! Geocities}}{{dead link|date=October 2010|bot=AnomieBOT}}</ref> |
While the Freedonia project was active, it minted its own currency.<ref name="Blumberg"/> It had a number of 50 [[Freedonian dollar]] 1 oz silver coins minted.<ref name="coinlinks">{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/erik_mccrea/linksF.html |title=Links To Micro-National and Fantasy Coins: Listings F|accessdate=2 January 2006|website=Yahoo! Geocities}}{{dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=October 2010|bot=AnomieBOT}}</ref> |
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It offered these coins for sale on the organization's website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.freedonia.org/bof.html |title=Bank of Freedonia |website=The Principality of Freedonia |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820010915/http://www.freedonia.org/bof.html |archivedate=20 August 2012 |access-date=2 January 2006}}</ref> |
It offered these coins for sale on the organization's website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.freedonia.org/bof.html |title=Bank of Freedonia |website=The Principality of Freedonia |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820010915/http://www.freedonia.org/bof.html |archivedate=20 August 2012 |access-date=2 January 2006}}</ref> |
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Principality of Freedonia Micronation | |
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 Flag
 National arms
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| Motto: Superibimus! | |
| Location | None |
| Official languages | English |
| Demonym(s) | Freedonian |
| Organizational structure | Constitutional monarchy |
• Prince | John I (1997-2004) |
| Establishment | |
• Declared | 1997 |
| Membership | < 300 (1997-2004) |
| Purported currency | Freedonian Dollar (based on precious metals) |
The Principality of Freedonia was a micronation based on libertarian principles. It was created as a "hypothetical project" by a group of teenagers in the United States in 1992. The project was formalized as a new country project in 1997, which included attempts in 2001 to lease territory in Somaliland. The attempt to lease land was rejected.
It was headed by a Texas university student named John Kyle, who uses the title Prince John.[1][2] The Principality of Freedonia itself was based in Boston, Massachusetts.[3]
Coinage
While the Freedonia project was active, it minted its own currency.[3] It had a number of 50 Freedonian dollar 1 oz silver coins minted.[4] It offered these coins for sale on the organization's website.[5]
Current status
The Freedonia project's website has not been updated for a number of years and its discussion forum no longer functions, email communication with the self-styled Prince does not work, and the entire project appears to be defunct. E-mail statements from the founder indicate that the project is not being actively pursued as of 2004.[4]
As of 2013, the Freedonia Web site is no longer available.
References
- ^ Lonely Planet Micronations, John Ryan, George Dunford, and Simon Sellars, Lonely Planet Publications, ISBN 1741047307 (paperback)
- ^ "Wanted: Homeland for 300 Webheads". Metroactive. 22 November 2000. Retrieved 2 January 2006.
- ^ a b Blumberg, Alex. "It's Good to Be King". Wired. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "Links To Micro-National and Fantasy Coins: Listings F". Yahoo! Geocities. Retrieved 2 January 2006.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bank of Freedonia". The Principality of Freedonia. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2006.
Further reading
- Micronations. pp. 56-59.
- "The invisible empires". The Sunday Leader. (scroll down on page)
- "Houston 101: Hail, Freedonia (Except For The Part About The Killings)". Houston Press.
