To the question of coins and medals of the phantom kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia
The article is devoted to the study of coins, orders and medals and tokens of the kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia, unrecognized by the world community, which was also called New France and the Kingdom of Mapu. The history of this non-existent country goes back 160 years. During this time, several kings were replaced, there were attempts of state coups. The article examines orders and medals, as well as coins and tokens that were traditionally minted from bronze and silver, but at the end of the 20 century it minted of gold. Orders and medals established by Orélie-Antoine de Tounens I are still used for awards. Medals, instituted in honor of the deceased monarchs, have no analogues with coins. Commemorative medals were made by Prince Philip according to one stamp with coins, it can be assumed that they were made in the same place, or by the same master. The history of the development of coinage in Europe was reproduced in the coins of the phantom kingdom, with the exception, perhaps, of badges, which did not appear, probably because the heraldic culture of badges in Europe and specifically in France was already largely reduced to nothing. Coats of arms, flags and elements of the Mapuche emblem are depicted on the medals, while on the coins there are only coats of arms. However, the coins depict portraits of the deceased rulers. Thus, medals and coins are equally representative for the propaganda of the kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia.