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Wirtland
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Motto: Virtus, non copia vincit Courage, not multitude, wins | |
Status | Current |
Establishment | |
• Declared | August 14, 2008 |
Purported currency | ICU (international currency unit) [1] |
Wirtland is an internet-based micronation founded in 2008.
Fox News and Bulgarian national bTV were the first TV channels to report on Wirtland. bTV organized an online interview with three witizens of Bulgarian origin on February 11, 2009 [2] [3] whilst Fox 45 Morning News of Baltimore, Maryland featured an interview about Wirtland with reporter Larry Fiorino on January 20, 2009. [4] On November 4, 2011, Wirtland appeared on Slovenian TV channel Sponka.tv. [5] In February 2015 Spain's premier radio Cadena SER published interview with Wirtland's representative. [6] On July 29, 2015, Wirtland was covered on main Bolivian TV channel Red ATB. [7] Wirtland has also been covered by CNN Türk, [8] Voice of Russia, [9] PC World, [10] Computerworld, [11] Milliyet, [12] Sabah, [13] Dneven Trud. [14]
In 2009, Wirtland released its first gold coin, the "Wirtland Crane" (10 International Currency Units, ICU). [15] The Wirtland Crane – a 1/10 oz. coin minted in 24 carat gold - became the world's first gold coin produced by an internet-based (virtual) country. [16] The gold "Crane" was soon followed by the first silver coin, similarly titled the "Silver Crane" (2 ICU). [17]
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