2850) "Silkpunk", Poland: The Banknote Series titled - "The Punk Universe": A 0 denominated Collector Banknote/Voucher brought out by the Mint of Gdansk, Poland: Date/Year of Banknote issue: 05/2023:
The term Silkpunk describes a genre of science fiction and fantasy that draws inspiration from ancient East Asia.
It focusses on technologies and devices made of natural materials, of historical importance to the inhabitants of East Asia and the Pacific Islands, such as bamboo, shells, coral, paper or silk.
This trend is based on bionics - the science of imitating the behavior and functioning of nature, and its goal is to construct better machines or materials by using solutions created by nature over millions of years of evolution.
Since the advent of the cyberpunk genre, a number of derivatives of cyberpunk have mushroomed in their own right as distinct subgenres in speculative fiction, especially in science fiction.
Rather than necessarily sharing the digitally and mechanically focused setting of cyberpunk, these derivatives can display other futuristic, or even retro-futuristic, qualities that are drawn from or analogous to cyberpunk - a world built on one particular technology that is extrapolated to a highly sophisticated level (this may even be a fantastical or anachronistic technology, akin to retrofuturism), a gritty transreal urban style, or a particular approach to social themes.
Steampunk, one of the most well-known of these subgenres, has been defined as a "kind of technological fantasy;" others in this category sometimes also incorporate aspects of science fantasy and historical fantasy.
Bruce Bethke coined the term "cyberpunk" in his 1980 short story of the same name, proposing it as a label for a new generation of 'punk' teenagers inspired by the perceptions inherent to the Information Age.
Ken Liu an author of science fiction and fantasy has written an epic fantasy novel series titled - "The Dandelion Dynasty", in which Silkpunk has been described in the series in 2015.
Similar to its cousins, cyberpunk, steampunk, and solarpunk - Silkpunk represents a mix of two equally important elements -
- "Silk" - an aesthetic style inspired by Asian-Pacific mythology, history, and culture
- and a "Punk-like tendency to question, deconstruct, and rebel". Cyberpunk, born out of the turmoil of the technology boom in the 1970s, critiques the hegemony of tech tycoons and social inequalities.
Silkpunk seeks to excavate the buried roots of tradition and exorcise the ghosts of colonialism from the Asia-Pacific region.
The result is a kaleidoscope of vibrant, varicoloured myths - a reimagination of the past with the potential to rewrite the future of sci-fi and fantasy.
The 0 Zloty denominated Collector Banknote/Voucher brought out by the Gdansk Mint, Poland:
The second collector's Banknote/Voucher of the Mint of Gdańsk from the phenomenal series titled - "The Punk Universe" describes the term - "Silkpunk".
This collector's voucher perfectly reflects the nature of the science-fiction trend, which concerns considerations about a technologically advanced future, inhabited by cyborgs and people functioning in virtual reality.
The new product refers in its denomination to the old Gdańsk currency, i.e. Gdańsk zlotys.
Inspired by the anti-corruption Mahatma Gandhi 0 Rupee banknote, the Mint has created a Polish equivalent that draws attention to the demoralising problems of the modern world, regardless of position and position.
The voucher also carries an anti-inflationary message, and in the Polish it is not a means of payment.
It has been secured with specialised, innovative techniques, both on the reverse and on the obverse.
WIPW S.A. paper guarantees the security of the data and testifies to the individuality of the product.
The copy has been protected with a number of different techniques:
-image active in UV radiation,-positive microtext,-signature,-hologram,-two-tone current watermark,-daylight protection fibers,-UV-active protective fibers,-chemical protection, -UV-active typographic numbering.
This voucher is a collector's combination of tradition and modernity!
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Banknote/Voucher Series: "The Punk Universe"; Banknote/Voucher name: "SilkPunk"; The set includes: "CYBERPUNK, Collector's Voucher/Banknote with 9 anti-copying security features and an LED/UV Flashlight with 2 functions - UV light and white light."; Date/Year of Banknote/Voucher issue: 05/2023; Denomination: 0 Zlotys, Gdansk; Country: Poland; Size: 140.00 mm x 70.00 mm; Extras: UV printing, Flouroscent printing, Hologram; No. of Prints: 5,000 pieces; Accessories: Flashlight, Case, Security Briefing; Includes: SSL CERTIFICATE - SECURE SHOPPING.
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- The Flashlight has 6 UV-LEDs with a wavelength of 365 nm (long wavelength) offer a variety of application possibilities. For example, a flashlight can be used to determine the fluorescence of banknotes, stamps, minerals and fossils, check credit cards and driver's licenses, make colours glowing under UV light visible.
Note: The lamp emits UV radiation. One should not shine it directly into the eyes or expose the skin to constant external factors.
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