| Coin | One Dollar 2024 Happy Birthday |
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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 non-circulating $1 coin is part of a Perth Mint range intended as gifts for various occasions, and has a Happy Birthday theme. |
| Mint | Perth Mint |
Mint Mark | Letter P |
Total Mintage |
5,000
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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 2024.
Below the portrait are the dates of the Queen's reign, 1952 - 2022. |
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| Reverse | |
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The reverse design portrays coloured images of gifts, balloons and a birthday spread, comprising a cake, cupcakes, fruit and lemonade.
On two lines at centre, the inscription HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Below right, the P mint mark of the Perth Mint. Below left, the initials of the designer: IJ (for Ing Ing Jong). |
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| Reverse Inscription |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated, coloured.
Packaging: in a themed PNC (postal numismatic cover) with $1.50 Australia Post stamp, styled as a birthday card and postmarked First Day of issue 3 April 2024, Perth WA 6000.
Perth Mint SKU: 24N44AAD.
Release date: 3 April 2024.
Release price: AU$ 18.95.
The coin was issued during the reign of King Charles III; however, as there was no portrait of the king approved for use in Tuvalu yet, the obverse of the coin portrays a "Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Obverse" with the dates of her reign - "1952 - 2022". |
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| See also |
Happy Birthday coins issued by the Perth Mint (ordered by year / metal /size):
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Happy Birthday, Australia 2017
- 2 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Birthday Wishes, Tuvalu 2018
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Happy Birthday, Australia 2018
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Happy Birthday, Australia 2019
- $1 AlBr (base metal) Coloured, Happy Birthday, Australia 2019
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Happy Birthday, Australia 2020
- $1 AlBr (base metal) Coloured, Happy Birthday, Australia 2020
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Happy Birthday, Australia 2021
- $1 AlBr (base metal) Coloured, Happy Birthday, Australia 2021
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Happy Birthday, Australia 2022
- $1 AlBr (base metal) Coloured, Happy Birthday, Australia 2022
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Happy Birthday, Australia 2023
- $1 AlBr (base metal) Coloured, Happy Birthday, Australia 2023
- 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Happy Birthday, Australia 2024
- $1 AlBr (base metal) Coloured, Happy Birthday, Tuvalu 2024
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