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: Esperanto was chosen to emphasize its international, utopian identity.

The project began in 1958 as a "scream for freedom" and a technical challenge. Rosa designed a unique system of nine hollow steel pylons that were floated into place and then anchored into the seabed. : The structure was finalized in 1967. Rose Island

To legitimize its claim as a state, Rose Island adopted several formal national attributes: : Esperanto was chosen to emphasize its international,

: The Mill (translated as milo or miloj in Esperanto), which was intended to be on par with the Italian lira. No physical coins or banknotes were ever produced. Rose Island