Silver Five Ounces 2022 Signs of the Zodiac, Coin from Tuvalu - detailed information
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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 silver five-ounce format (abbreviated as 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. The mint says about this coin: The roots of astrology lie in the idea that an individual’s character and fate is somehow linked to the arrangement of the celestial bodies at the time of their birth. The respected Greek astronomer Ptolemy gave the concept scientific respectability in the 2nd century AD, describing the zodiac (meaning "circle of little animals") to represent 12 constellations, matching them with the month of their apparent ascendancy. | ||||||
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Tuvalu coins featuring the Signs of the Zodiac and the Lunar Calendar:
- 5 oz Silver Antique, Twelve Lunar Animals, 2019
- 5 oz Silver Antique Coloured, Signs of the Zodiac, 2020
- 5 oz Silver Antique Coloured, Signs of the Zodiac, 2021
- 5 oz Silver Antique Coloured, Signs of the Zodiac, 2022
- 5 oz Silver Antique Coloured, Twelve Lunar Animals, 2022
- 5 oz Silver Antique Coloured, Signs of the Zodiac, 2023
- 5 oz Silver Antique Coloured, Twelve Lunar Animals, 2023
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| Country | Tuvalu |
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| Currency | Tuvaluan Dollar |
| Coin Type | Silver Five Ounces (5 oz) |
| Issued | 2022 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Face Value | 5 (x Dollar) |
| Total Mintage | 388 |
| Mintage Limit | 388 |
| Current | Yes |
| Material | 0.9999 Silver |
| Designer | Lucas Bowers |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
| Size | 55.9000 mm |
| Thickness | 8.500 mm |
| Mass | 155.5330 g |
| OCC ID | LGVB-OLDC-ZZAQ-OMPX |
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Coin, Tuvalu, Silver Five Ounces 2022 Signs of the Zodiac
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Coin, Tuvalu, Silver Five Ounces 2022 Signs of the Zodiac
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Coin, Tuvalu, Silver Five Ounces 2022 Signs of the Zodiac
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Coin, Tuvalu, Silver Five Ounces 2022 Signs of the Zodiac
Copyright: Perth Mint Source |