Silver Ounce x4 Quadrant, Coin Type from Tuvalu - detailed information

Silver Ounce x4 Quadrant, Coin Type from Tuvalu (issued 2020 - )
Coin TypeSilver Ounce x4 Quadrant

The Tuvaluan Dollar is the currency of Tuvalu - a small nation in the Pacific Ocean. Tuvalu has never had banknotes of its own, and has been issuing coins since 1976; these circulate together with coins of the Australian Dollar, which is also legal tender in the country, and to which the Tuvaluan Dollar is pegged.

The Australian Perth Mint issues a large variety of non-circulating legal tender coins under the authority of Tuvalu. Some of these are in the silver ounce format, and some are in the "quadrant" format which the mint pioneered.

This is actually a set of four separate one-ounce coloured silver coins, each with a fan shape, which come together into a round shape with a square hole in the middle in the manner of old "ban liang" Chinese coins - these were first cast during the Qin Dynasty around 200BCE. Given that the quadrant coins are distributed together and are not supposed to be separated, they are described together on this site.

Obverse
Tuvalu / Silver Ounce x4 Quadrant - obverse photo

Effigy of the ruling monarch, legend, date of issue and face value.

Obverse Inscription Legend of the ruling monarch, date, value
Reverse
Tuvalu / Silver Ounce x4 Quadrant - reverse photo

Various designs as individually described below.

Reverse Inscription (none)
EdgePlainEdge InscriptionNone
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Silver Ounce x4 Quadrant: Details
CountryTuvalu
CurrencyTuvaluan Dollar
Sub-type ofSilver Ounce (1 oz)
From2020
Face Value1 (x Dollar)
CurrentYes
MaterialSilver
Designer
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
Shape4x fan shapes
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size31.6000 - 52.2800 mm
Thickness3.5000 mm
Mass31.1070 g