| Coin | Gold Fifth-Ounce 2021 Year of the Ox - Success |
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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 fifth-ounce gold format (abbreviated as 1/5 oz). Strictly speaking, they are not bullion as they are priced at a premium and are targeted at collectors who appreciate them for their artistic merit and collectable value and not just for their precious metal content.
This coin is part of the Chinese Astrological Series 2021 Year of the Ox by the Perth Mint.
The Mint says about it:
"Crafted from 1/5oz of pure gold in proof quality, this stunning coin celebrates prosperity in the Chinese lunar Year of the Ox.
People born under the sign of the lunar ox are regarded as kind, intelligent, honest, reliable and hardworking - exceptional characteristics that bode well for their good fortune in 2021." |
| Mint | Perth Mint |
Mint Mark | Letter P |
Total Mintage |
2,000
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| Obverse | |
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The obverse shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.
In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).
Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the date: QUEEN ELIZABETH II TUVALU 2021.
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The coin’s reverse depicts a caricature of a dancing ox holding up a chart with the Chinese character for "success": 祿 (Lù).
Around right, the precious metal content: 1/5oz 9999 GOLD (one fifth of an ounce of 99.99% gold).
To the left of the ox figure, the face value $30, below which the P mint mark of the Perth Mint. The designer's initials LB (for Lucas Bowers) are on the lower left hoof of the ox. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
$30 祿 1/5oz 9999 GOLD |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Issued in sets only. |
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