Gold Five Ounces 2022 James Bond 60th Anniversary, Coin from Tuvalu - detailed information

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, including in the very large five troy ounces of gold format (abbreviated as 5 oz). These 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 a long running James Bond-themed series by the Perth Mint, and marks 60 Years of James Bond. It is also the first five-ounce gold coin in the series.

The Mint says about it:
British Secret Service agent James Bond was brought to cinema screens for the first time by Albert R. ‘Cubby’ Broccoli and Harry Saltzman in 1962. In 25 thrilling movies over the past 60 years, Bond has overcome some of the big screen’s most notorious villains - including bullion smuggler Auric Goldfinger, hitman Francisco Scaramanga, steel-toothed assassin Jaws, and arch-nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld.