Coin | One Dollar 2016 Star Trek - U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 |
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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 (NCLT) coins under the authority of Tuvalu. Some of these are in the one dollar denomination, and have the same specifications that the mint uses for its large non-circulating Australian dollar range; these are larger than the normal circulating dollar coins.
This coin is part of a Perth Mint series of coins depicting Star Trek characters and themese, and features the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701. It was issued on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Star Trek series. |
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The obverse of the coin 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, the date of issue and the value: QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1 DOLLAR TUVALU 2016.
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The reverse of the coin is representative of the United Federation of Planets' logo and portrays a colour image of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 flying through space as it appeared in the original Star Trek television series.
Above the spaceship, the inscription STAR TREK ™.
Above right, the copyright and trademark acknowledgement: TM & © 2016 CBS. ARR. Around below, the name of the series THE ORIGINAL SERIES, below which the name of the ship: U.S.S. ENTERPRISE NCC-1701.
The Perth Mint's P mint mark is below right. The face value and date of issue are on the obverse. |
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Reverse Inscription |
STAR TREK THE ORIGINAL SERIES U.S.S. ENTERPRISE NCC-1701 |
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Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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Notes | Issued in PNC with an Australia Post $1.00 stamp also featuring the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701. The stamp is postmarked Sydney NSW 2000 on the first day of issue, 3 May 2016. |
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