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The E-Sylum: Volume 20, Number 8, February 19, 2017, Article 25

HUTT RIVER PROVINCE PRINCE ABDICATES

Dick Hanscom and Philip Mernick forwarded this February 15, 2017 piece from BBC News about the 'prince' of the coin-issuing micronation of Hutt River Province. -Editor

Prince leonard of Hutt River Province

A micronation in Western Australia has a new leader after its 91-year-old self-proclaimed "prince" stepped down due to ill-health.

Prince Leonard had presided over Hutt River Province, a private estate 500km (300 miles) north of Perth, since it announced it was seceding from Australia in 1970 in a row over wheat quotas. His position and regal robes have now passed to his son, Prince Graeme.

Micronations are self-declared states not recognised by world governments - one of the most famous, Sealand, is based on an offshore platform in the North Sea.

Referred to as a "principality" on its website, Hutt River Province covers 75 sq km (30 sq miles) of farmland and has its own flag and currency. It isn't recognised by the Australian government and is still subject to its laws. That's caused some friction with the Australian tax authorities, who are currently seeking 2.6m Australian dollars ($2m; £1.6m) from the family, ABC notes.

It welcomes visitors from across the border though, even promising that a member of the royal family will greet tourists and show them around. Anyone hoping to visit requires a visa, costing the princely sum of A$4 (US$3; £2.50).

So I guess we can expect to see coins of Prince Graeme sometime soon. -Editor

To read the complete article, see:
Australian micronation 'prince' abdicates after 46 years (www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-38980583)

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