| Coin | One Dollar 2018 Christmas - Looney Tunes |
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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 collector coin by the Perth Mint is intended as a Christmas gift, and is an officially licensed Looney Tunes release. |
| Mint | Perth Mint |
Mint Mark | Letter P |
Total Mintage |
6,000
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| Obverse | |
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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 2018.
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| Reverse | |
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The reverse is coloured and features cartoon characters Bugs Bunny dressed in a red Santa hat, and Lola who is suitably depicted in a Santa jacket, as they embrace beneath a sprig of mistletoe.
The Perth Mint's P mint mark is in the upper right field. Around above right, the copyright notice TM & © WBEI (s18). There is no other inscription. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
TM & © WBEI (s18) |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated, coloured.
Issued in a PNC, with an official Australia Post "Glad Tidings" $0.65 stamp postmarked with the first date of issue, 1 November 2018, Merrylands NSW 2160, carrying Australia Post’s Seal of Authenticity.
Perth Mint SKU: 18E80AAA |
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